For those who are Louisville Gas & Electric customers, you might have missed a new addition to your latest bills. The one I have received in the past few days now has listed your carbon footprint.
I'd sure love to compare mine to good ol' Al Gore's. Even with his rich democrat ability to buy carbon offsets, I'm sure his footprint beats mine by a country mile.
-Colonel Steve
There is lots of talk in the blogosphere about Republicans backing out of the CNN/YouTube debate scheduled for September. Hugh Hewitt says this is a good thing. Patrick Ruffini says it is a bad thing. Sister Toldjah has noted how the liberals are laughing at the Republicans over this.
I lean towards it being a bad thing. First, when you make a commitment you need to stick with it. Backing out of a commitment does not say much about your integrity.
Second, yes, the Democratic CNN/YouTube debate had silly stuff. I would like to see the Republican candidates take a silly question and say, "Look, we're in the middle of a war against an enemy the Democrats won't acknowledge. We have men and women dying on the front lines of that war in Iraq and Afghanistan. And you want to ask me if I prefer boxers or briefs? Next question, please."
Update: It appears from this article, that only John McCain and Ron Paul have committed to the debate. So, of course, the others are just declining to participate instead of "backing out." Thus, it is not an integrity issue.
--Red
There's a new television series on TNT called "Saving Grace" about a "hard-living detective" named Grace who is given a last chance of avoiding hell. God does this through visitations by a tobacco-chewing angel named Earl.
When I first heard about the series, I wondered if they would use a song called "Saving Grace" by Point of Grace from their Steady On album as a theme song. A few lines (two lines of verse, two of chorus) of the song are
Grace is lost and alone in a world as cold as stone
God is counting on us to reach her with His love --
It's all about saving grace, all about being love,
Being Jesus to those He came to save
But that wasn't the theme song. Pity. It fits well.
Anyway, the show was uncomfortably racy. I found myself fast-forwarding a lot. But it does speak some truth. God pursues us. Most of us don't get the angel treatment, but rather, it's a gradual drawing towards Himself until we say, "Yes," or we say, "No." The Apostle Peter wrote that "God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." But He does allow us to say, "No."
Thus far the show has been all about God and the angel Earl. Will Jesus show up? Salvation is only through trusting in Jesus, acknowledging His death, burial, and resurrection. Grace won't get saved unless Jesus is involved and most television shows stay away from Him. If they are brave enough to acknowledge hell, though, might they go all the way?
So, maybe Grace will eventually say, "Yes" to God, but that's just television. There are billions of people in real life who need to hear how God is pursuing them because of His love for them. And how just by putting their trust in Jesus they can escape the just punishment for their rebellion against Him (sin). It really is all about saving grace...
--Red
So, the House Judiciary Committee has cited Harriet Miers and Josh Bolten with contempt of congress for refusing to respond to subpoenas regarding the firing of federal prosecutors. The whole firing issue has been poorly handled and I believe Attorney General Gonzalez is incompetent. But it is a tempest in a teapot with Democrats trying to do anything and everything to attack the Bush administration.
However, while the legality of the contempt order is in question, it is valid in principle. After all, this Congress certainly is contemptible for this and many other reasons.
--Red
Yah know, I never considered the International House of Pancakes and Applebee's as being in the same league. A mental picture of each restaurant just isn't the same.
So, when I saw that IHOP is buying Applebee's.....well, let's just say it was a big surprise!
-Colonel Steve
Hugh Hewitt loves to ask main stream reporters who they vote for, like he did in an interview on his Friday show. His motive? I think it's to get them to admit the biases they have, rather than let them spout that they are objective.
Like Hugh, I believe everyone has an innate bias and that it's best to be up front about it so the listener or reader will know what it is. That way, they have a context to understand the stuff you speak or write about. So, with the idea of disclosure, here are some of my biases:
As you've read through our blog, you've probably seen other biases as well. Yes, I am biased. Do I try to be objective? Sure, but I do know I see things through rose-colored glasses (or conservative-colored glasses, etc.)
-Colonel Steve
Today, 07/07/07, marks the second anniversary of Conservative Musings.
Wow, how time flies when you're having fun!
-Colonel Steve
Saw this story today on a guy who at 105 years old, finally became a U.S. citizen. It had been his life long dream to become a U.S. citizen, but had actually fallen short twice.
As you read it, you'll note he did everything LEGALLY. And, as he said, was well worth the wait.
The stuff of recent days in the Senate only cheapens the work this man had to go through.
-Colonel Steve
I'm a little late to the game on this one, but I'm glad to see this from our senator Mitch McConnell:
He may have moved from the wrong side to having a good vote when it came to the immigration bill. I hope he sticks to the right side with this one.
(HT: Dean Barnett at HughHewitt.com)
-Colonel Steve
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