To quote scrapalatte "Sarah Palin is tougher than Chuck Norris" now this is an endorsment.  I think nthat Ms. Palin is what the american public wants for a public office holder.  An individual living her beliefes.  To do that you have to be tougher than Chuck.  To do that you are an exceptional human.

I have no proof that this is realy from the source given, but here it is anyway.

Many apologies are owed for my behavior at the surprise party for Samira.  I would like to say that I had to three beers to many, but I only had three beers.  What really happened is I was having fun and did not know when to quit.  This is a problem that I and my family have lived with for a long time.  I do not think that there is a twelve step program for dumb behavior.  I could be wrong.

First to Marsha a very hearty "I am sorry".  She was right in her waiting for a "please" when I asked for another PBR.  Whether hired help or volunteer, the person behind the bar is a person.  It is just that I hate being reminded that I am not much better than a kindergartner.

Next, to the captain I must say I was sorry for taking advantage of the fact that I was not the only butt of all the jokes.  For as long as I can remember I was the target of good and bad nature ribbing. (I was prepared for this role by school bullies who target the smallest kid in the class.)   The using the term munchkin and the back of the head pops was over the top.  To his credit the captain retaliated in a good junior high way.  He made physical contact and I ended up trying to carry him out the door but I missed and may have hurt his back. Sorry man.

This brings me to apologizing to Ducky.  After hauling the captain around I was, as a joke, attempting to fake a heart attack. Unfortunately my daughter did not know it was a fake attack.  At the time I thought that she over reacted but after some reflection I realized that I put in her a scare that was too horrendous for words.  It is with deep admiration for my daughter that I say to her with all the gabsters as witnesses "I am deeply sorry for what I did and pray that I am never this dumb again".  I love you Ducky or Buffy or whoever you are today.

Jill it is important that you should realize that Catholics are not genuflecting to the man but the office.

The institution of church leadership is a bit out dated for the average American.  The medieval form of royal courtesy will not set well with the average American.  Americans see the courtesies given to the Pope and wonder what the man has done to earn all these courtesies.  These courtesies are being given to the office of Pope, which has survived longer than any royal family and longer than any political office.  Both good and bad men have held this religious office.  History will tell what kind of Pope the current man will be. 

The man has been given the job of being Christ’s representative among the living.  He is tasked with saving all our souls.  That is a job description that I would not want.  It is an awesome task for a man who believes that this is the task God has called him to perform.

I do not know if the man is worth all the fuss and attention.  I believe the office of Pope is worthy of the fuss and attention.

I am Roman Catholic.  I attended Catholic school from 1^st grade to 12^th grade and 4 years of college.  I am a person who believes we are the one true faith.  As for the rest of the people on this planet it is up to them to decide for themselves which faith, structured or not, that they believe in.

Politically I am a Libertarian.  This means that I believe that it is none of my business what anyone else’s believes religiously.  However I still get to profess my faith and attempt conversion on the rest of the world.  But I cannot force non-believers to join my faith.

The concept of the separation of church and state is one sided.  The voter will vote his or her believes.  The elected official must not demand that his religious beliefs be the beliefs that all others follow.

 A good follower of Christ would be a socialist.  We would share all our possessions.  We would help the sick, hungry, unclothed, and detained people that we see.  We would love one another as we love ourselves and as we love God.  We would strive to love God as well as He loves us.  So to bower a line from a movie, “John and Paul got it right all we need is love.”

This started as a comment to Streelife’s blog about religious state school.  I guess I got carried away. This just might be a bad case of TMI.