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From the 18th century on, however, various thinkers developed a bill of complaints about substitution, although few wanted to abandon it totally. To some Americans, Calvin's angry, all-powerful God was too reminiscent of the arbitrary tyrant by whose overthrow the country had defined itself. In an age when Thomas Jefferson was literally cutting out all references to miracles from his copy of the Bible, substitution's supernatural structure perturbed some Enlightenment rationalists. Its scant room for human volition contradicted a growing 18th and 19th century optimism that the species could perfect itself through its own efforts...
...Snidely Whiplash Republicans. The Media Fund launched a morally atrocious ad last week questioning the additional $87 billion that Bush is spending in Iraq: "Shouldn't America be his top priority?" I mean, even for those who opposed the war, what's the alternative to staying the course now? Abandon Iraq to chaos and terrorism? (Kerry's contradictory votes in favor of the war and against the $87 billion are his most difficult to defend...
...then, are we to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions? Ideally, the U.S. should find a way to convince Kim Jong Il that we really don’t harbor any desire to invade North Korea and overthrow his regime, as he seems to believe. Kim’s suspicion that the United States intends to launch “a war of aggression against the DPRK,” as last week’s radio address put it, seems to be the driving motivation behind North Korea’s nuclear build-up. But then, this...
...reveals why Dean would be a major improvement for the DNC. Democracy for America is focused on building a grassroots movement to get rid of George W. Bush. At the same time, the organization is helping progressive Democrats receive the money they need to be competitive. Dean did not abandon the Democratic Party after failing to win the presidential nomination, nor did he give up fighting for his beliefs. He is finding innovative new ways to help the Democrats while rejuvenating the party from within. This is exactly what the DNC should be doing...
...career lasts long enough, could break nearly every lifetime hitting record--is not only in his first big-market spotlight but also in a brand-new position. Since his job at shortstop was already taken by the beloved if defensively inferior Yankees captain Derek Jeter, ARod, desperate to abandon the train-wreck Texas Rangers, agreed to play third. More challenging than standing 40 feet closer to the batter will be playing in an atmosphere where anything other than a World Series victory is considered failure. If he can succeed at that, the sport's best player could finally give baseball...