Wednesday

Ryan the Catholic

Hats off to Paul Ryan. He hit the trifecta: He referenced his Catholic faith in a positive way, he knows what the principle of subsidiarity is, and he says the principle (and other Catholic teachings) inform his public decisions. Link. And hey, hats off to the media. I figured I'd see all sorts of Know Nothing-ish comments from the media morons about how he's mixing church and state (or maybe allowing himself to be controlled by Popish influences), but I didn't see or hear a thing.

But what the heck, here's a little preemptive response: Every person follows some sort of authority. Some people are ignorant of their obedience to authority, others are aware of it. Ryan falls into the latter category, and those in the latter category have a major advantage over those in the former: the folks in the latter category aren't delusional.

Good Late Night

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