The election is still over a year away but the campaign to replace Sam Brownback in the Senate is beginning to heat up for a couple of Kansas Congressman.  Both Reps. Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt are running for the Republican nomination.  And with former Governor Kathleen Sebilius busy in Washington, the Republican nominee...
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On a more personal note, this post is on something that just irritates me.   I was looking at the pictures of my daughters and their friends at the homecoming dance.  They all look very nice.  You can tell that they took the time to pick out a dress, fix their hair and do their...
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Ambulances were called to the home of West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd this morning.  Senator Byrd is the longest-serving senator in the nation’s history and has been absent from the Senate for much of the year as he has been in and out of the hospital battling various ailments. Although his death may notbe iminent,...
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Before my son went to bed last night, he said that some of the kids in his class accused him of not liking Obama because he is black.  I am both surprised and disturbed this incident.  Not sure that I should be surprised when a former President is going around saying the same thing. This...
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The Catholic Bishops want health reform to pass. Instead of bashing them on their participation in the discussion, you should be encouraging them to further speak out. There are a lot of conservative voters in this country that are against any type of health care reform. The Catholic Bishops can and...
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Kansas City, Kansas Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann and Kansas City – St. Joseph Bishop Robert W. Finn have released a joint pastoral statement on Principles of Catholic Social Teaching and Health Care Reform.  The statement reflects the fundamental principles of Catholic social and moral teaching that must accompany any evaluation of the varied health...
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Gone are the days when we can have an honest debate of issues.  This has been coming for a while but the final nail was put into the coffin of civil discourse on September 9, 2009 with the words “You Lie”.  Two simple words that say so much about the political environment in which...
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Federal funding of elective abortions is an example of an issue that could potentially derail any health care reform bill. First and foremost is the fact that we need to ensure that everyone has access to a basic set of core preventative and medically necessary services. This is key to gaining the...
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This is an understatement Mr. President!. You DID leave too much ambiguity. You failed to provide any direction to Congress so we ended up with Pelosi and company driving the agenda. Bad move! Tonight’s speech is make or break for your health care reform efforts. You need to clearly lay...
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