I have long suspected this and have wondered about a few pseudonyms ...

Can I log how many strides on the elliptical or miles ridden (on a bike) or run???

So, I learned absolutely nothing about "Tyranny of Cliches," but I did learn that Piers Morgan came across as a petulant bully who is more interested in the big "gotcha" of "Is Mitt Romney a dork?" and "What is the difference between a stiff and a dork."

What a waste of time. 

I'm in for Romney. Anywhere in the South is "mutually convenient," isn't it?

I am laughing out loud - I feel better about Romney already. I'm sure Team Romney is loving it too. The Obama-Biden campaign just paid for his ad!

What do you think is the future for local newspapers? News consumers have many diverse outlets to receive information, but when it comes to local news, there is often only one or two outlets. The motto of our paper, while trite, is true: How else would you know?

However, local papers are victims of the economy, Craigslist, the Internet, and, I submit, smears of being "The Media." Furthermore, many have not figured out the balance of providing content online without giving away the product for free. (For the record, I have floated the Ricochet model to our higher-ups: You can read for free; comment for a cost).

What advice would you give these cash-strapped papers whose readers rely on them to report on the goings-on in their local governments, law enforcement, etc.?

Before the foundation of the world was laid (I Peter 1:20). The Gospel message is laid out from Genesis to Revelation. 

Genesis 22:8 — "Abraham answered, God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son."

Isaiah 9:6 — "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

John 1:1 — "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God."

Genesis 1:26 — "The God said, 'Let us make man in our image, in our likeness ...'"

Happy Good Friday

Thanks for sharing these!

What is the precedent for laws that were not  passed by a "strong majority" but only by strong-arm tactics, as Obamacare was?

I'm looking forward to this movie that dramatizes a similar scenario:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7oTLVevO5g

I so, so agree with you, Mama Toad. I work in print journalism (hold your laughter) and I am dismayed at all the ways the industry tries to drum up readers by appealing to "female readers," "minority readers," "youth readers." For the life of me, I cannot figure out how an increase in the millage rate or news that a road will be resurfaced impacts a "female reader" more than "any other reader." I don't see how my gender would affect the way this news would be reported.

Fortunately, the paper I work for is dedicated to reporting the news in our community — regardless — but too many newspapers have tinkered mercilessly with their content to appeal to different segments and, well, we see how that's working...

"On hearing this, Jesus said to them, 'It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.'" —Mark 2:17.

Not really "spy," but I enjoy Elizabeth George's Inspector Thomas Lynley series. 

You hit a nerve with me on this one... In my opinion, the church is unwittingly ceding its moral and educational authority to the world. Not only do nonprofit organizations take the place of the body's charity and secular schools are primarily responsible for education, but even music education is extracurricular since hymnals — with musical bars — and traditional choirs are replaced by simple words on a screen and "worship teams" that resembles a Christian-chic version of Pearl Jam. Even worse, too many of our churches — I attended a popular one in our community today — where nobody brings a Bible and the preacher barely referenced Scripture, except to paraphrase a story to make a cultural point.  Our comfort is making us intellectually and spiritually lazy and, consequently, we squirm when we hear the Word, which makes us,  sadly, unprepared to provide a cogent answer when challenged in our beliefs by the world.

Yes, all the more money to play the Lotto with...

I happen to think that Mitt actually would pick a strong and vocal conservative to balance his more moderate positions (e.g. RomneyamaCare) and milder personality, not to mention to make sure conservatives show up to vote. Rubio has my vote.