"What you did to the least of these, you did to me." Although Jesus said many things, His clearest concern was for the vulnerable. The vulnerable include our veterans, seniors, children and families.
* shipping is included in the pricing shown
Is the John Bolton Confirmation Dead?
Posted September 08, 2006
According to the Web site The Washington Note, it is.
The Washington Note's Steve Clemons writes that "Several well-placed sources close to the Bolton nomination process have reported to me that the Bolton confirmation process is now dead. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is 'highly unlikely' to reconsider Bolton's confirmation again as things now stand. One insider reported, as far as the Committee is concerned, 'we consider the confirmation over. It's dead.'"
And according to this morning's Providence Journal, Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee was in fact a key player in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's decision to postpone yesterday's vote.
News Flash: Senate Committee Postpones Bolton Vote!
Posted September 07, 2006
This just in... the Senate Foreign Relations Committee decided today to postpone its vote to keep John Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
According to this Reuters story, "Committee Chairman Richard Lugar, an Indiana Republican, did not explain why the vote on whether to send Bolton's nomination to the full Senate was removed from the day's agenda and did not say if or when it would be taken up again."
Supporters, critics press Chafee on Bolton vote
Posted September 07, 2006
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is expected to vote today on the nominee for U.N. ambassador.
BY JOHN E. MULLIGAN
Journal Washington Bureau
September 7, 2006
WASHINGTON - With a key Senate panel set to vote today on the nomination of John Bolton to be ambassador to the United Nations, advocacy groups are prodding Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee in both directions.
Chafee, a Republican member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has voiced criticism of Bolton but supported his nomination in the committee when it was first considered by the panel last year.
The controversial nomination never reached a vote by the full Senate, however, and President Bush put Bolton in the U.N. job through an administrative maneuver that gave him a temporary appointment that did not need Senate approval.
A spokesman for Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., the committee chairman, told Reuters this week that Bolton's nomination is expected to win a party-line vote, setting up a confirmation vote by the full Senate.
About Us
Posted September 06, 2006
Catholics United is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting the message of justice and the common good found at the heart of the Catholic Social Tradition. We accomplish this mission through online advocacy and educational activities.
History
We began our online advocacy in the spring of 2004, when a group of Catholic activists and friends formed the Catholic Voting Project to promote the U.S. Catholic Bishops' 2003 document Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political Responsibility. The mission of CVP was to encourage a public dialog about faith and politics that went beyond the tired rhetoric of partisan interests by allowing Catholics to learn how their political views matched up to those of the U.S. Catholic Bishops and the two major presidential candidates.
About Us
Posted September 06, 2006
Catholics United for the Common Good is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting the message of justice and the common good found at the heart of the Catholic Social Tradition. We accomplish this mission through online advocacy and educational activities.
We began our online advocacy in the spring of 2004, when a group of Catholic activists and friends formed the Catholic Voting Project to promote the U.S. Catholic Bishops' 2003 document
Cardinal Roger Mahony Calls on Congress to Uphold 'Moral Responsibility' on Immigration Reform
Posted September 06, 2006
Cardinal Roger Mahony Calls on Congress to Uphold 'Moral Responsibility' on Immigration Reform - Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony called on members of Congress to uphold their "moral responsibility" to enact comprehensive and compassionate immigration reform in his Labor Day sermon. "Our Congress has exactly four weeks to deal one of the most pressing moral issues this country has faced in decades. They do not have the luxury of turning this into a political game," Mahony said during the Mass. [Latest News]
Poll: Americans Give Left, Right Mixed Reviews on Religion
Posted September 05, 2006
Poll: Americans Give Left, Right Mixed Reviews on Religion - A Pew study shows Americans feel liberals have gone "too far to keep religion out" of politics, and conservatives have gone "too far in imposing their religious values". Some analysts suggest the results herald an increasing dissatisfaction extremism in politics. [Latest News]
