[PEN-L] you've got to be kidding!

2007-12-31 Thread Jim Devine
from SLATE: the LA [TIMES] takes a look at how religion infused Mike Huckabee's governorship and would likely do the same in his presidency. The paper focuses on an instance in which Huckabee held up relief legislation after a 1997 tornado because he objected to the catastrophe—which the bill had

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2007-12-31 Thread Michael Perelman
And God spake: Heck of a job Huckie. On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 02:05:44PM -0800, Jim Devine wrote: from SLATE: the LA [TIMES] takes a look at how religion infused Mike Huckabee's governorship and would likely do the same in his presidency. The paper focuses on an instance in which Huckabee held

Re: [PEN-L] you've got to be kidding!

2007-12-31 Thread Max B. Sawicky
Actually that makes some sense. It's a reverse Pat Robertson, as long as you don't get hung up on internal consistency (i.e., the Almighty unable to prevent a tornado). Jim Devine wrote: from SLATE: the LA [TIMES] takes a look at how religion infused Mike Huckabee's governorship and would

[PEN-L] you've got to be kidding!

2007-07-20 Thread Jim Devine
from Wednesday's SLATE: The [Washington POST] got its hands on the list of meetings that Vice President Cheney's energy task force held with various interest groups and (surprise!) most of them were with the energy industry. These meetings became the subject of much controversy as the

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2007-07-20 Thread The Buffalo In Da' Midst
On 7/20/07, Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: why [did] the administration fought so hard to keep the list of meetings private? because Cheney wants secrecy even when he thinks he's doing the right thing or that the people might think he's doing the right thing. -- Right, a delusional