Odd Juxtaposition of the Day

Continuing our series, in what I might call context seepage due to the wide range of things that peek my interest, here's one:

"The Health Care Lobby Swarms Washington: 8 Lobbyists For Each Member Of Congress"

- HuffPo

a fundamental principal of war, mass[ing force], which dictates U.S. units employ as much combat power as possible against their enemies

- Andrew Exum

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Odd Juxtaposition of the Day

GO 'VALUES VOTERS' EXPRESS!

The money pump:

Trenton Roman Catholic Diocese pays $325K settlement in sexual assault case
By Jeff Diamant/The Star-Ledger
November 23, 2009, 5:50PM

JAMESBURG -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton has paid $325,000 to a 32-year-old woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a former diocesan priest, the late Rev. Ron Becker, who died in January.

Do everyday Catholics even know how their money is being spent?

NOM, alongside others, spends millions, by their own account, in pursuit of a religious definition of civil marriage, while the Catholic Church cuts staff in many, many locations and closes parishes in others.

It's like they are on crazy pills.

Do everyday Catholics even know how their money is being spent?

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