Celebrating Sexual Immorality
I watched about 3 minutes of “Swing Town” last night, the new TV show about the 70’s and spouse swapping open marriages. One scene showed two boys reading Penthouse magazines, and dad catches them… and tells them to make sure mom doesn’t...With Our Weather, You Can’t Get a Decent Night’s Sleep
McGehee sent me an email today from Marshalltown, Iowa and said they had a rough night, including losing power at the hotel. I was up late last night watching the storms run into the Marshalltown area, and suspected they had trouble. He said he hoped today would be...Obama Meeting With Clinton
Who knows what’s going on right now, but Obama and Clinton are meeting together this evening. At Hillary’s home. Interviews with Obama today (just saw a recording on CNN), and he’s being very circumspect about what’s happening right now. And...The Weather Outside is Frightful
It’s looking like we’re in for a hard weekend and even into next week… thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail, tornadoes, flooding. Everyone’s wondering if it will be as bad as the floods of ’93. I don’t know, but if it is, I would...Interesting Day
Just a few reflections on the day… Politics: News reports put Hillary ending her campaign on Friday or Saturday. As usual, I’ll believe it when I see it. It’s sad that Hillary has had such a hard time concluding her campain: “We pledged to...It’s Another Day Of Confusion
Of course, on the last day of Presidential Primary Season, things are so close between Obama and Clinton that different new organizations have differing opinions about whether Obama has clinched the nomination or not. And on top of that, the AP reported this morning...Non-Presidential Primary Day in Iowa and Elsewhere
Today is the day we decide who will represent our parties for non-Presidential offices. Where I live (West Des Moines, Iowa District 3) we have only one race that matters for Republicans today (US Senate seat, to run against Tom Harkin… 3 candidates in the...Senator Kennedy Has Successful Surgery
Senator Ted Kennedy’s surgery today was successful, according to his surgeon, Dr. Allan Friedman. Friedman, Duke’s chief of neurosurgery, did not specify how much of the cancerous tumor he was able to remove. He called the operation “the first...Faith and Politics, The Next Generation of Evangelicals
The New York Times had an interesting article today regarding the impact of Evangelical Christians in politics today, especially with regard to the new generation of Evangelicals who apparently are not as vigorously aligned with the Republican Party the way the older...Stay in Touch
