It is unnerving to run across another blog in which the author perfectly encapsulates what one is thinking on a given issue, for that other blogger has already beaten you to the punch, so to speak. For me, that issue (person) today is Focus on the Family’s James Dobson, who believes that former senator Fred Thompson is isn’t a Christian believer. Ron Goodwyne of Ron’s Musings (seen in my BlogRoll to the right) expresses his concern over Dr. Dobson’s recent Thompson remarks:
James Dobson needs to take a long hard look at his political involvement. Most of the blogs I’ve seen commenting on this have been left leaning blogs and they haven’t been kind to Dobson. Mine is clearly not a left leaning blog and I am a strong evangelical. I have real problems with Dobson right now and I’m sure there will be others on the right who also have a problem with him.
The near loopiness of some of Dr. Dobson’s political pronouncements has caused me to no longer listen to his radio broadcasts, despite the fact that I concur with most of his family–centric and Christo–centric positions. When he engages in what I would call electioneering through his spiritual/ministerial podium, I become embarrassed for him. He has been doing this for years, and while it is his legal right to do so, it troubles me greatly. Even my wife, independently, has given up listening to Dobson’s program, because he has gotten so political.
Filed under: Dr. Dobson, Focus on the Family
Dianne Feinstein has usually struck me as a reasonable Senate liberal, unlike, say, Harry “Raspy” Reid, or the dim bulb junior Senator from California, Barby Boxer. Feinstein doesn’t engage in over–the–top rhetoric and while there are plenty of positions she has taken that one can disagree with, her comportment has never been an issue since she has been in Washington. Until now. She has just resigned from a Senate subcommittee that concerns military procurement, after it was disclosed that her businessman hubby has benefited substantially from work that she and her former subcommittee members voted on. This occurred despite the fact that Feinstein is regarded as one of the five wealthiest Senators currently in office.
The news of this blatant conflict of interest has been out for some time; why did it take DiFi so long to respond?
Check out Michelle Malkin for more details. She is in my blogroll on the right.
Filed under: Dianne Feinstein
If you’ve been following the Rosie/Donald feud you will enjoy this image from our leading thought publication in America: MAD, of which I am a proud subscriber. Click to enlarge.
Filed under: Donald Trump, Rosie O'Donnell
If you happen to be traveling through Highland Park, Michigan, and see Bert Johnson taking the shoe leather express, stop and offer him a lift. Mr. Johnson is unable to legally drive; he has no valid driver’s license and his vehicle of choice, a 2001 Jaguar, is not registered in his state of residence.
The 33–year–old man has had a suspended license for most of the 18 years that he has been old enough to operate a motor vehicle. A lead foot, says Johnson, is the main reason why his license has not been in his possession. He has had at least 24 suspensions and 18 moving violations in his blinkered adulthood.
Why, you may ask, am I bringing attention to Mr. Johnson’s woes? Answer: He is a first–term state senator in Michigan. And Mr. Johnson serves on the House Insurance Committee, which helps to regulate auto insurance, the same insurance that the senator himself is unable to obtain since he is unlicensed and has an unregistered vehicle.
It is also worth noting that Mr. Johnson is a convicted felon, having served a prison term in the 1990s for armed robbery and burglary. The citizens of Highland Park, Michigan, are well–represented by Mr. Johnson.
UPDATE: This just in…….. Mr. Johnson now claims to be a legal driver in Michigan, according to the Detroit Free Press and like Barack Obama, has paid all of his past fines.
Photo from Free Press
Filed under: Barack Obama, Bert Johnson, Highland Park
