4.04.2006
One down...
Of course, the big news of the day is that Tom DeLay is resigning Congress and stepping out of his re-election campaign. I was looking for some good perspective on this story, and found it at AndrewTobias.com
WITHOUT DELAY
He is not stepping down from Congress out of any shame or in response to any wrongdoing – he seems certain that he’s doing God’s work. Meanwhile, there was Osama Bin Laden’s former bodyguard, interviewed in Yemen for this past Sunday’s “60 Minutes.” Calm, at peace – quite an appealing fellow, really – until you realized he was talking about how much he hoped his child would grow up to be a suicide bomber. Not to equate the Hammer and the Bodyguard, except in the way both are supremely confident they are doing God’s bidding.
The good news of course is that “our God is bigger than their God” . . . though this has led more than one commentator to wonder why, then, Bin Laden is still alive. (Obvious answer: God works in mysterious ways.)
Do I believe our use of torture is more justified than theirs? Absolutely. That our shock and awe is more justified than the shock of their beheadings? Sure. We are the good guys! Still, I’m thinking God may not be really happy with us either – or even with Tom DeLay.
In other news from Andrew:FREE SPEECH HAS ITS LIMITS
According to the Alliance for Justice:
On March 17, the Sixth Circuit issued a split 2-1 decision allowing the state of Tennessee to discriminate against the political views of some if its citizens. The two Republican appointees (appointed by Reagan and Bush II) in the majority said it was OK for the state to produce "Choose Life" license plates requested by abortion opponents, but to refuse to produce pro-choice license plates requested by reproductive rights supporters.
I heard about this a few weeks ago. As someone who will be moving to Tennessee in the next few months (seriously, I think I'll be moving to Nashville!) I was particularly proud to hear this about my new home. In fact, I may get one of those license plates...then I'll add my own sticker under it says "Choosing life implies one has a choice."
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