Fair-Minded Words

This guy just keeps getting classier. Even on abortion, often one of the most divisive and absolutist issues in politics, Obama knows how to hold the center ground and be respectful of those with other opinions. I think his most important attribute is that he just is not looking to pick a fight, unlike almost every other politician in America.

And that night, before I went to bed I said a prayer of my own. It's a prayer I think I share with a lot of Americans. A hope that we can live with one another in a way that reconciles the beliefs of each with the good of all. It's a prayer worth praying, and a conversation worth having in this country in the months and years to come. Thank you.

We can't trust the government with our money...

But we can trust them with our lives, safety, security, and privacy? This glaring contradiction is something that has always bothered me when libertarian anti-tax, anti-government conservatives are willing to give the government almost unlimited power to spy on and torture its own citizens. Even if these measures are potentially useful (which I doubt) why should we simply trust our government to employ them responsibly without any oversight?

My New Favorite Blog

I suppose it's rooted in the self-aggrandizement inherent in being white. After all, there is nothing we love more than ourselves.