Very Little, Very Late

The theological implications of the two cartoons above may or may not be implying something from this blogger...
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In a typically *brilliant* move, W has proposed voluntary emission cuts by big businesses within the next 20 years as the way to really put a stop to global warming. Big business volunteering to do something for the rest of the world. Hmm. I'm sure they'll be all over that, since they are our friends and protectors. Sarcasm never comes out as well on a blog... To be fair, I am tainted, as I have always been anything but a fan of this particular person. In fact, he represents some of the worst things I see in everyday life. Nevertheless, vague goals about some far-off goal are not even worth bringing up in the first place. This is the political version of cheap grace, trying to promote change without sacrifice. Why is it that nobody in our nation wants to sacrifice a darn thing? Why is it that we continue to live within this reality and pretend that it doesn't matter how horrific our decisions and lifestyles really are for future generations? Will somebody please let my daughter know that I tried really hard to fight against the ignorant stupidity of this generation for her sake?
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Peace,
Matt
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P.S. - If there are any of those Christians reading this who think global warming is an Al Gore conspiracy, could you do me a favor and please not even bother leaving a comment? Thanks.

B.S. and Politics

Two interesting stories today from NPR:

*This one is about the brutal fight currently going on between Clinton and Obama, both of whom are making a lot of accusations towards the other.
*This one is about Robert Lewis and his compiling of every lie told by senior White House officials between Sept 11, 2001 and Sept 11, 2003.

What do these two stories have in common? They are both about political bullshit - this insane desire to get what is wanted no matter the cost to truth, integrity, self, or other.

Here's what Henry Frankfurt has to say about this in On Bullshit:

"When an honest man speaks, he says only what he believes to be true; and for the liar, it is correspondingly indispensable that he considers his statements to be false. For the bullshitter, however, all these bets are off: he is neither on the side of the true nor on the side of the false. His eye is not on the facts at all, as the eyse of the honest man and of the liar are, except insofar as they may be pertinent to his interest in getting away with what he says. He does not care whether the things he says describe reality correctly. He just picks them out, or makes them up, to suit his purpose."

Ponder that, my friends.

Peace,
Matt