Worth Reading: Big Lies in Politics. By Thomas Sowell.
Excerpt: The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy them, and only in the short run. The current outbreaks of riots in Europe show what happens when the truth catches up with both the politicians and the people in the long run.
43 Catholic institutions file suits over HHS mandate
Excerpt: Today's Roman Catholic calendar lists May 21st as the feast day of St. Christopher Magallanes, a martyr killed for celebrating Mass during the Cristero War in Mexico. Perhaps Catholics today may want to recall St. Thomas More -- the patron saint of lawyers, who was executed for refusing to agree to a mandate that gave Henry VIII the prerogative of defining religious expression in England. Dozens of Catholic institutions filed lawsuits today against the Department of Health and Human Services over its mandate and its narrow definition of religious practice: (OK, now we really see the US Catholic Church in action. At long, long last, and in some ways, overdue. But better late than never, and now they can lead in the fight against the manipulation and limitation of religious organizations in this free nation. It's important to understand this is NOT just about Catholics, it's about the right to practice your religious precepts freely. This Administration is exempting Muslims from partaking in the plan because it's against their religious beliefs about insurance, but has no tolerance for a Christian religion? Definitely time to stand and fight, in the same spirit the Founders did. –Del. Fight liberal Catholophobism! ~Bob.)