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plus ca change

Thursday, September 24, 2009

While the spinners parse President Obama’s speech to the UN General Assembly according to the foreign policy clichés of the moment, it’s at least interesting to wonder if any US president can effect any change in foreign affairs that is more than symbolic, or alter the ideologies of the nation’s military and intelligence agencies or [...]

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opposition to extraordinary needs

Sunday, September 6, 2009

I’ve just read a powerful op-ed piece in the Arizona Daily Star in support of the President’s program of health care reform. It’s a good, strong piece full of passionate thinking and based in personal experience. The writer is Sarah Garrecht Gassen, the daughter of a friend and co-parishioner here in St. Louis. The heart [...]

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one-way hash

Saturday, September 5, 2009

In today’s New York Times. Charles Blow makes a point about discourse that I’ve seen made around the media for some time now. We’ve been told that the President is too cerebral. In fact that critique was close to the heart of the Clinton campaign for the Democratic nomination in 2008. Here’s Blow’s version: Conservatives [...]

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making sure it goes on

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

The title is stolen from the late Richard Hugo’s collected poems. I’ve loved it for many years. Maybe I should write something about Hugo, here—but whatever, it’s time for something new. So I’ll remember that The Hon. Russ Carnahan was in town last week and walked into a restaurant where a number of us were [...]

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button back

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Well, I got over my irrational pique and put back the Obama health care button. After a couple of days I still think the administration is honestly seeking comprehensive health care reform, even though its representatives are starting to speak of health insurance reform instead. I’m also thinking the explanation for my various disappointments with [...]

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I stand with Obama

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Like many liberals who think a single payer health care system is the only thing that is fair to the public and will work over time, I support Preident Obama’s health care plan as the most practical reform that seems politically possible. If you’d like to declare your support as well, you can do so [...]

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