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A Nation in Awe
By
Renita Weems
Those of us who stepped up to the voting machine yesterday and voted for Barack Obama did so out of a commitment to radical change. What we got in last night’s victory was that and more. We felt awe and wonder — as a nation. Shouts of joy and thanksgiving and all sorts of spontaneous…
So much for those Muslim rumors–it’s Barack O’Bama!
By
David Gibson
Who is the real heir to Teddy Roosevelt?
By
David Gibson
John McCain says he is the new TR. And Barack Obama is a socialist who wants to “share the wealth,” as he told the now (in)famous Joe the Plumber (or whatever). But check out Teddy’s “New Nationalism” speech of 1910, and this excerpt via Mark Silk at Spiritual Politics: No man should receive a dollar…
Beyond Partisanship, Part II: The Al Smith Dinner
By
David Gibson
Now this is more like it. Sure, you’re not going to see a lot of jocularity and self-deprecation–or raising $4 million for charity rather than themselves–but the Al Smith Dinner, the white-tie gala and quadrennial campaign-free zone that was held last night in New York, showed how welcome such an event can be. The Times…
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