Although it is unlikely that Thomas Jefferson ever read the writings of [Roger] Williams when he was formalizing the separation of church and state in the Constitution, he was, nonetheless, influenced by him . . . . (Joe Nocera, "A Revolutionary Idea," New York Times, February 24, 2012)
The real question: Will common sense be invited to hang around?
James A. Baker, III, recently chatted up the brass, editorial writers, and others at the Houston Chronicle, offering something exotic, even foreign, to the Clever Ones at that newspaper: common sense. And the Clever Ones, believe it or not, were enraptured.
THE SAME NEWSPAPER that endorsed Barak Hussein Obama for president . . . that cheered as that selfsame president spent every dollar he could beg, borrow, or tax . . . that has acquiesced in the ruination of the generations . . . that regularly mocks American citizens who object to all this . . . . yes, that newspaper . . . (let me catch by breath here) . . .
That newspaper cannot possibly understand what hoot, a howl, an absolute laughfest it is to encounter an editorial like this one:
MORE THAN any other nation, the United States was founded on broad themes of morality rooted in a specific religious perspective. We call this the Judeo-Christian ethos, and within it resides a ringing endorsement of capitalism as . . .
. . . at the Houston firm of Sweeney, Cohen, Wilburn, Jetton, Newkirk, Langworthy, Fleck & Gray.
In today's otherwise forgettable editorial ramble through GOP presidential politics -- "arguably, Romney has seized the momentum . . . ." -- the Clever Ones at the Chronicle said:
