Ron Chusid: One quote from American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies At The Founding Of The Republic by Joseph Ellis: “…th ey created the first wholly secular state. Before the Ameri...
Ron Chusid: See the relevant links in the References section on the right. Also see post linked in this post re Joseph J. Ellis̵ 7; writings on the founding fathers creating a secular state....
Hugh Jassol: This would be funny if not for the fact that the last time David saw the inside of a subway was probably around 1972… ;
Hugh Jassol: “wha t’s left is a government that will tell you who you are, what you’ll do and when you’ll do it.” This, of course, is exactly what Santorum wants. With his anti-gay and...
Ron Chusid: Writings at the time made it clear that separation of church and state was what was meant. Initially this applied to the federal government and not the states. The 14th amendm...
Fritz: Two cautions. First, you should be careful, when you use “sep aration 221; you’ re using Thomas Jefferson& #8217;s metaphor, not anything that was in the original Constit...
Fritz: I’m not sure that disestabli shment is the same thing as separation . You’ ll also notice that the First Amendment only prohibited Congress from establishi ng a religion and...
John Sonntag: RT @ronchusid : New Rules: Atheism Is Not A Religion; Bill Maher Unbaptizes Mitt Romney' ;s Dead Father-In- Law #p2 #p21 http://t.c o/XabXi3cS
John Sonntag: RT @ronchusid : Joe Biden: Osama bin Laden Is Dead and General Motors Is Alive #p2 #p21 #topprog http://t.c o/eB6cDaqt
Ron Chusid: Any claims from Trump have to be taken with a grain of salt. I don’ t know if Trump is right about this being a record, but regardless of whether it is a record it does look bad...
Mugwumpie: Joe Biden: "Osam a bin Laden Is Dead and General Motors Is Alive" ; #p2 #p21 #topprog http://t.c o/AXbNfHss
Keith Wilson: A sitting Senator losing by 19 points? That is a record? Seems like an awfully small margin to be the worst in history.
Ron Chusid: I thought that as writing but figured that there is enough truth to the first part. Being half black and looking black are enough for such conservati ves to oppose him.
David Chess: Actually even the first part of “bla ck foreign-bo rn Muslim socialist who hangs out with terrorists ” isn’ t true; his mother was white after all. :)
bloggingformich: awesomesau ce! RT @ronchusid : Joe Biden: "Osam a bin Laden Is Dead and General Motors Is Alive" ; #p2 #p21 #topprog http://t.c o/OSVNYNjQ
Ron Chusid: The Paulbots are such fascinatin g people. I wonder if this author of this comment also claims that Paul and many of his supports are not racists. Such Paulbots definitely are disti...
Eugenick: GOP is indistingu ishable from the Democrat Party as it was during Kennedy, and the only direction both parties are going is to the left. And they are both crooks and supporters of crony...