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Mario Cuomo Addresses an American President

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Fred Bubbers

My blog post of January 18, 2009 may have identified the high point of the Obama administration: his inauguration.  I’m fifty-one years old, so I should be immune to disillusionment, but the social safety net, one of the twentieth century’s … Continue reading →

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The Corinthian Connection

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

First Corinthians was referenced in at least two instances today.  First, President Obama referenced it directly when he said, “We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things.“  Then, … Continue reading →

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The Literate President

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

Mr. Obama has said that he wrote “very bad poetry” in college and his biographer David Mendell suggests that he once “harbored some thoughts of writing fiction as an avocation.” For that matter, “Dreams From My Father” evinces an instinctive … Continue reading →

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Faith Renewed

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

Election day of 2004 found me in, of all places, Austin, Texas.  I had been working as a contractor at the time, designing a dimensional database for an Austin-based company.  That night I watched the election returns with some co-workers … Continue reading →

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Is this what Camelot looks like?

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Fred Bubbers

“Oh, well, you know, we have thought about this because part of what we want to do is to open up the White House and, and remind people this is, this is the people’s house.  There is an incredible bully … Continue reading →

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