What the comic says is accurate. Less than half of currently serving USA servicemen and servicewomen think that we are likely to succeed in Afghanistan. But, we have a definition problem in the USA. The person on the left asking the questions is a reporter from an ostensibly neutral network. Nevertheless, as you can see […]

Father Orthoduck has been having an offline conversation with a friend over the Virginia law. For those of you who are not aware, pro-life legislators approved a bill that requires a trans-vaginal ultrasound before a woman can have an abortion. That particular requirement has been causing a lot of upheaval around the country. Fr. Orthoduck […]

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook The video above is a little risque and you should not watch it near young children. One of several reasons why Father Orthoduck has left the Religious Right has been the loss of balance in […]

The following story has been published every news service. Let me give you just a few excerpts below: U.S. Special Forces parachuted overnight into Somalia from fixed-wing planes, then advanced on foot to a compound holding two kidnapped international aid workers and freed them, U.S. officials said Wednesday. … The Navy SEAL unit that killed […]

There is a sad story from the New York Times that speaks to business ethics and what is considered acceptable and ethical business practices. It will also speak to you about what the expected future is for USA workers. Here are a few quotes with commentaries. Not long ago, Apple boasted that its products were […]

I found out today just how angry a cat can become. My wife and I are currently visiting our daughter, who has just delivered her second child, our fourth grandchild. I am staying at a hotel. Tonight my wife washed our clothes at our daughter and son-in-law’s house. After they were done, they were ironed and […]

Yesterday Father Orthoduck quoted Carl Sagan who himself was quoting another scientist. Carl Sagan said: “Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary levels of evidence if they are to be believed.” – Carl Sagan Father Orthoduck agreed with Carl Sagan, and at the end of yesterday’s post suggested that God appears to hold the same opinion! When Father […]

“Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary levels of evidence if they are to be believed.” – Carl Sagan It may surprise you to read that I completely agree with Carl Sagan on the quote above, though I disagree with his application. Carl Sagan popularized that quote, though it probably came from a gentleman named Marcello Truzzi. He started […]