Author: Words Have Power

[From the diaries by susanhu.] The patronage cash machine has been fired up in Washington and is already spewing American taxpayer’s dollars along the Gulf Coast.  It is hardly a surprise that former FEMA head Joe...

More revelations today concerned Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham – the Prince of Pork. The San Diego Union Tribune  delves into the details of the process by which Cunningham was able to...

San Diego has billed itself as “America’s Finest City” for decades. Yet, today San Diego stands on the brink of bankruptcy. Twenty-five years of Republican stewardship have created a city that is broke and...

Over at Whiskey Bar, Billmon tells us who is happy with the way things are going in Iraq. “A senior Iranian cleric welcomed on Friday the establishment of an Islamic republic in Iraq and hailed the country’s new...

Today’s theme has become faith. This morning I leaned heavily on Matthew 5. The heart of this chapter is the Beatitudes. You know…” blessed are the ___.” What is truly amazing about the Beatitudes is that...