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Monday, February 6, 2012
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Doug Kmiec convinced many Catholics to elect President Barack Obama and received an ambassadorship to Malta. He also became a lightning rod in the Catholic community and beyond. I have not heard from him since he resigned his ambassadorship. That is until last weekend. His letter to the President is worthy of note.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is calling for the death of all Jews and the destruction of Israel. On the Web site, called Alef, Khamenei says the opportunity must not be lost to remove "this corrupting material. It is a "'jurisprudential justification' to kill all the Jews and annihilate Israel, and in that, the Islamic government of Iran must take the helm."
China and Russia have steadfastly refused to join the United Nations in
authorizing sanctions against the nation of Syria for its unbridled
attacks on civilian populations during its 11-month uprising. As if in
response, the Syrian army has stepped up its attacks on opposition
fighters in Homs.
The New York Giants have a grand parade to look forward to this week.
The Super Bowl champions, who defeated the New England Patriots 21-17
with a last-minute touchdown are expected to be given a hero's welcome
when they return to the Big Apple.
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Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who leads the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, wrote a letter to be read at all Sunday Masses for U.S. military personnel around the world that said that a regulation issued by the Obama Administration under the new federal health care law was "a blow" to a freedom that U.S. troops have not only fought to defend but for which some have recently died in battle.
There is an old adage, "Every cloud has a silver lining". It simply affirms that even in the midst of a bad situation, something good can arise. I suggest that is precisely what has happened with this unjust and unconstitutional Edict. It has given birth to a New Catholic Action - just in the nick of time.The Obama administration thought they had given the Catholic Church 13 months to comply with unjust and unconstitutional regulations or face punitive consequences. In fact, their unjust action has prompted a response which can - and will - lead to major social change for the true common good.
Doug Kmiec convinced many Catholics to elect President Barack Obama and received an ambassadorship to Malta. He also became a lightning rod in the Catholic community and beyond. I have not heard from him since he resigned his ambassadorship. That is until last weekend. His letter to the President is worthy of note.
Political News
Senator Santorum spoke from his heart, from his core convictions, in a way I have never personally heard a politician speak before. It wasn't just the flowery symbolic rhetoric and platitudes that we typically hear from politicians who are speaking on the campaign trail. He had a real message, a message that moves and changes hearts. My parents, boys and I left there blown away. He made us proud to be an American. It has been long time since I have felt this way, not since Ronald Reagan.
Victorious in the Republican presidential caucuses this wekeend, Mitt Romney again turned his attention away from his GOP rivals and more towards President Barack Obama. Romney says that Nevada has had enough of his "kind of help" in fixing its home mortgage crisis and that he failed at bringing down unemployment.
The Senate has strongly approved a bill this week that reiterates the
illegality for members of Congress, their staffs and many
executive-branch employees to trade stocks and other securities based on
inside information learned on the job. The measure was passed largely
to restore voters' faith in Congress,
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