Monthly Archives: April 2006

This morning’s National Catholic Prayer Breakfast was outstanding. President Bush did indeed stop by, but the highlight of the morning was the keynote speech from Bishop Morlino of Madison, talking about a theme Pope Benedict XVI spoke on just before … Continue reading →

I’ll be attending the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast with President Bush speaking at the event. This will be my first time attending such an event by invitation (for which I am thankful). Fr. McDermott and Ray Arroyo (for those who … Continue reading →

Conaway Haskins has joined up at Bacon’s Rebellion, a blog I read fanatically (and don’t link to often enough). Bacon’s Rebellion has to be the best group blog in Virginia, and certainly the gold standard when it comes to policy.

National Geographic is presenting on the cover of its May 2006 edition a brief history of a recently discovered copy of the Gospel of Judas, a gnostic gospel that vindicates Judas as a hero. How so? Judas fully knew of … Continue reading →

…and I missed it! I had to go to Charlottesville to a meeting (and not the RLCVA meeting as planned) I found out was occuring today. Otherwise I would have been on the con-call. My apologies… but it looks as … Continue reading →

This has all the makings of a very good blog. I’ve added it to my blog aggregator for daily reading. Great stuff!

This is what a true conscientious objector does: While under enemy fire on the island of Okinawa, Doss carried 75 wounded soldiers to the edge of a 400-foot cliff and lowered them to safety, according to his citation. During a … Continue reading →

Looks like Taser may have to up their game. A company called Thor Shield has created a polyester fabric that can neutralize Tasers. It’s not going to stop a cattle prod, nor will it help folks working on electrical lines. … Continue reading →

Republitarian asks the question that all honest minds want to know — why are liberal bloggers and politicians supporting Webb if he has such a “conservative” streak? I’ve long argued that Miller is the real deal in this case, and … Continue reading →

After decisively winning his primary race, former House Majority Leader Tom Delay is backing out: ‘I’m going to announce tomorrow that I’m not running for reelection and that I’m going to leave Congress,’ DeLay, who turns 59 on Saturday, said … Continue reading →