Eric Scheske

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Miers Nomination

Well, it would appear Bush has let down the pro-life movement with his pick, though no one knows for sure. This blurb at Southern Appeal [http://southernappeal.blogspot.com/2005/10/bush-in-on-is-own-color-me-very.html] seems to sum up the sentiment I'm reading across the blogosphere. She was Catholic, now

Massachusetts Church Leading Campaign

Getting up the Irish dander? I like seeing the churches, especially Catholic churches who have been silent in recent memory, finally taking stands. The Catholic clerics used to get fired up all the time, but they fell silent for many years, to the injury of American culture. I think most

The Third Flooding

First it was Katrina, then Rita, and now Congressa: > Louisiana's congressional delegation has requested $40 billion for Army Corps of Engineers projects in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, about 10 times the annual Corps budget for the entire nation, or 16 times the amount the Corps has

Hayden Was No Girlie Man

> A University of Iowa law professor has complained that a locker room set aside for visiting teams at Kinnick Stadium is homophobic and sexist because it's painted pink, according to the Associated Press [http://www.crgazette.com/2005/09/24/Home/pinklockerroomobjectionthreats.htm]. > Erin Buzuvis, who

The Schizophrenic Church?

This is the type of thing that drives me nuts. On the one hand, bishops want to deny them Communion. The softer bishops, just want them to voluntarily abstain from approaching the altar. And then an otherwise-decent Cardinal goes out and honors one of them. My Protestant friends find it

Cat Fight! . . .

. . . and confusing verbiage: > "Hillary Clinton needs to be truthful, and for Bill Clinton to suggest that she not be, when we all know she's running for President, when he knows she's running for President, is less than truthful," Pirro told reporters. > She

Another Step Toward Canada?

> With all eyes on John Roberts' Senate confirmation hearings, the House of Representatives passed a “hate crimes” measure Wednesday that would grant the victims of crimes allegedly motivated by bias ”“ including bias based on “sexual orientation” ”“ greater protection than other victims of violence. The measure passed by a

Feinstein Reads Books?

> Catholic League president William Donohue has asked Senator Dianne Feinstein to apologize to Catholics for a remark she made today at the hearings of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts. > "In a prepared statement today at the hearings for John Roberts, Senator Dianne Feinstein said she was going

Don't Laugh . . .

. . . we used to scoff at the idea that gay marriage could ever get serious consideration. I'm still surprised that urinals haven't been banned on grounds that they're demeaning to women (there was such a movement afoot a few years ago, for those who missed

"L" is for . . .

Love, lesbian, lawyer: > Two women who once planned to raise a family and spend the rest of their lives together will instead be represented this week by dueling attorneys as their bitter child custody battle plays out before the Vermont Supreme Court. > For Lisa and Janet Miller-Jenkins, the