Posted in Politics, tagged general raymond odierno, raymond odierno, united states army, us army on March 11, 2008 | No Comments »
The Weekly Standard has a great article about my former commanding general in the 4th Infantry Division, Lt. Gen Raymond Odierno.
As is well known, General Petraeus oversaw the writing of a new counterinsurgency doctrine before being sent to Iraq. But the doctrine did not provide a great deal of detail about how to plan and [...]
Posted in Politics, faith, tagged barack obama, barack obama faith, barak obama, Christianity, faith, faith & politics, texas primaries on March 2, 2008 | No Comments »
On the right, the language of faith has been used too often as a weapon to divide. - Obama on Faith
That’s a quote from Barack Obama’s video on his Faith issues page, which I’ve linked above.
Most of you probably don’t know that I’m the co-worship pastor at my home church in Katy. My parents led [...]
Posted in Politics on January 8, 2008 | No Comments »
This race is truly historic. I’m an unabashed Obama fan and am pulling for him all the way, but watching this nomination process is like watching the buildup for a UFC fight I’m excited about, like Couture/Sylvia or Liddell/Silva. There’s emotion, there’s fantastic speeches, there’s comebacks every night — this is one of the most [...]
Posted in Politics on December 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This slideshow (with audio narration) details the final moments of Benazir Bhutto. It’s one of the more breathtaking things I’ve seen in some time.
Thanks to Jason Kottke for the link.
Posted in Politics, tagged al gore, al gore wins nobel peace prize, nobel peace prize on October 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It’s official: Al Gore has been given 1/2 of the Nobel Peace Prize. The other half of the prize goes to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which I’ve never heard of. If he’s going to announce a run for President, then today would be the perfect moment to do it.
Posted in Politics, tagged al gore, barack obama, hillary clinton, nobel peace price on October 10, 2007 | No Comments »
According to this article by the Times Online, Al Gore is set to be named the 2007 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize this Friday in Oslo.
I’m not sure there’s a better candidate in 2007. Al Gore has pretty much reinvented himself after winning the Presidency in 2000, and there’s a strong base of Gore [...]
