In response to an article on Blogcritics, I whipped out a comment that I thought was woirth reposting here at Delibernbation with a few edits...

Over at Blogcritics.org there's an article by Glen Boyd in the Politics section titled The Obama Disappointment.  It's an interesting read which has sparked a lively discussion which I hope you'll check out.  In the meantime, I made a comment that I felt was worth repeating over here at Delibernation.  So, without further adieu...

Like elves rushing to meet the Christmas Eve deadline, the United States Senate met on a snowy day in our nation’s Capitol and overcame the hurdle of pushing health care reform forward. Anyone remotely familiar with the machinations of Washington politics knows that two inches of snow on the ground virtually paralyzes the District. Yet this weekend, under a heavy blanket of new winter snow, the 100 sitting members of the Senate debated a bill which all knew would pass along party lines.

In an interesting discussion at Blogcritics, I posted a comment to a thread which I want to share here.  It has been modifed from the original comment.

Every age is an Age of Enlightenment in my mind. As every civilization advances, change erupts -- not from the point of reason in many cases. The Dark Ages were the Church's last attempt to maintain a stranglehold on people. With the rise of "heresies" an Age of Enlightenment came into being. Things aren't that different today.

Here I sit on the eve of Ted Kennedy’s funeral having watched the telecast of the Irish Wake held tonight at the JFK Library.  The one thing that keeps haunting me about these three days is the circle which has been completed.  Imagine the profundity of these moments – symbolic, ironic, and culminating.  Look back to 1959, when young Senator Jack Kennedy was rising as a political star.  Imagine the first Roman Catholic President elected in 1960.  Many of you don’t know or understand.  Roman Catholics weren’t exactly liked outside New York and New England.&nbsp

Originally posted on Blogcritics on August 5, 2009.

Originally posted on Blogcritics, March 8, 2009.

Originally posted on Blogcritics on Sept 28, 2008.

These last couple of weeks I, along with the rest of the world, have been closely monitoring this financial collapse and as a sidebar I’ve been watching how it relates to this Presidential election cycle. My view of this race has been completely schizophrenic this year. I am certain many others out there share my confusion.

Originally posted at Blogcritics on 9/3/2008.