Monthly Archives: April 2019

The enablers

The New York Times has an editorial today that ought to be required reading. Advisers like Kellyanne Conway, lawmakers like Senator Lindsey Graham and the former House Speaker Paul Ryan, party apparatchiks like the Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna Romney … Continue reading

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Racism and the SBC

Dwight McKissic is still annoyed that the Southern Baptist Convention is unable to find suitable minorities for upper-level positions within the denomination. Five Entities: Southern Baptist Executive Committee (EC), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS), International Mission Board (IMB), New Orleans … Continue reading

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Quote for the day

On Sunday evening, news broke that Kirstjen Nielsen was leaving her job as head of the Department of Homeland Security. The New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman tweeted that according to people close to Nielsen, one reason she hung on … Continue reading

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The decline continues

More than 2-years ago I made the not-very-daring prediction that Trump’s election would be ruinous for the Evangelical Right. How could it be otherwise when … Donald Trump is a corrupt madman, and … Evangelicals adore him. Thus: Third, 81% … Continue reading

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No tears for Kirstjen

An every sentient adult in the universe must know by now, Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. According to accounts given to the press by multiple friends, it was not a voluntary resignation; Trump … Continue reading

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