But principles defended at the expense of pragmatic application is the business of priests. Kathleen Parker More Quotes by Kathleen Parker More Quotes From Kathleen Parker I've never been a fan of presidents who place blame on their predecessors or who accept credit for events that couldn't have been engineered so soon in their tenure. Kathleen Parker events fans president It is entirely possible that Limbaugh himself never needed contraception in college, but virtue in the absence of opportunity is hardly a moral triumph. Kathleen Parker triumph college opportunity It's impossible to expect polite behavior from people who've never witnessed it. Kathleen Parker behavior impossible people Of course, certain religious expressions are fine. If a tribe of Aqualishes wants to boil rhino horns in frog saliva on the National Mall to honor their deity, we'd have a commemorative postage stamp ready by next December. But let a Christian mention the baby Jesus to a kindergarten class and the ACLU wants an exorcism. Kathleen Parker religious christian baby Allow me to introduce myself. I am a traitor and an idiot. Also, my mother should have aborted me and left me in a dumpster, but since she didn't, I should 'off' myself. Kathleen Parker league should-have mother If you don't like tomato soup, you don't buy tomato soup. Kathleen Parker tomatoes soup ifs People in positions of power and privilege have a duty to perform at a higher level. If not them, then who? Kathleen Parker position-of-power privilege people Each time I wander into blogdom, I'm reminded of the savage children stranded on an island in William Golding's "Lord of the Flies." Without adult supervision, they organize themselves into rival tribes, learn to hunt and kill, and eventually become murderous barbarians in the absence of a civilizing structure. Kathleen Parker adults islands children To be more specific, the evangelical, right-wing, oogedy-boogedy branch of the GOP is what ails the erstwhile conservative party and will continue to afflict and marginalize its constituents if reckoning doesn't soon cometh. Kathleen Parker branches party wings Capitalism, the ogre of those protesting Wall Street, has suffered a public relations crisis in the wake of the global economic collapse. But any remedy to the systemic corruption that led to the collapse should not displace recognition that capitalism creates wealth. Capitalism, and no other economic system, has raised millions from poverty around the world. Kathleen Parker poverty wall world Great nations don't have to remind others of their greatness. They merely have to be great. Kathleen Parker great-nations nations greatness Freedom is a messy affair, and sometimes people get their feelings hurt but we think the trade-off is worth the aggravation. Kathleen Parker aggravation hurt thinking Pending catastrophe is not an easy notion to entertain, much less sustain. Americans, moreover, have a low tolerance for doom and gloom. We are the nation of optimism, after all. We elect leaders who promise hope and change. We are the shining city on a hill. But what happens when the lights go out? Kathleen Parker doom-and-gloom money light Nevertheless, it is probably fair to say that Obama's ideas were too big for America's appetite. It would have been nice had he made a few incremental repairs to the economy and left the transformative events for a less stressful time. Kathleen Parker nice america ideas Earlier feminists were almost universally pro-choice and have dominated political debate until now. Having access to abortion was viewed as the only way women could have full equality with men, who, until recently, couldn't get pregnant. Kathleen Parker equality pregnancy men For justice to have any meaning, it must also mean that no innocent person should ever be executed. Kathleen Parker innocent-person justice mean It's probably fair to say that Obama's ideas were too big for America's appetite. It would have been nice had he made a few incremental repairs to the economy and left the transformative events for a less stressful time. Kathleen Parker nice time america ideas
