"Call a lawyer and Sumi, Sumi..."

Might there be potential for a Guys and Dolls parody version of recent events in Wisconsin?

Deciders

"Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof -- the smoking gun -- that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud." -President George W. Bush, October 7, 2002

"And as President, I refused to wait for the images of slaughter and mass graves before taking action." -President Obama, March 28, 2011

Bobos in parodies

University of Chicago alumnus David Brooks selects the best student parodies of his work for the alumni magazine.

US Catholics win rare victories on church closures

Michael Rubinkam reports at The Daily Caller.

Parishioners in the Allentown diocese have persuaded a Vatican panel to overturn their bishop’s decision to close nine churches.
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The Congregation for the Clergy in Rome ruled that the bishop had failed to come up with a “grave reason” for shuttering the churches, as required under Catholic law. ...

See Diocese of Allentown closing churches, WPVI-TV Philadelphia, June 2, 2008.

Scott-given

Gerald W. McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, in an op-ed on the budget protests at our State Capitol.

The vast crowds are demonstrating their determination to fight for the God-given right of workers to have a voice on the job.

It was only weeks ago when Governor Walker's referring to God-given rights seemed controversial, see this earlier post. Now, it appears, there's virtual consensus.