This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on June 15, 2004). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.
From Ron Reagan Jr.’s remarks at the funeral of his father:
Dad was also a deeply, unabashedly religious man. But he never made the fatal mistake of so many politicians wearing his faith on his sleeve to gain political advantage. True, after he was shot and nearly killed early in his presidency, he came to believe that God had spared him in order that he might do good. But he accepted that as a responsibility, not a mandate. And there is a profound difference.
Gee…I wonder who he could be talking about…
(via Len)
iTunes: “War at 33 1/3” by Public Enemy from the album Fear of a Black Planet (1990, 2:07).