Mandela
I heard Vatican analyst John Allen suggest that world moral authority would pass from Nelson Mandela to Pope Francis. If you like your moral authority you can keep your moral authority…
Interesting to consider that two of the world’s most humble guys would also be the most popular.
Humility does have it’s limits, though. While he pope ditched the red shoes, Mandela wore cool shirts to the end
Affordable Care Act not Shovel Ready
Who says the president lacks a steady management style. The Affordable Care Act of the second term looks like the Recovery Act of the first term – not as shovel ready as expected. The solution remains the same. More speeches.
While the front door to the ObamaCare website appears to be fixed the back door is standing wide open.
The Pope is not a Supply Sider
I learned more about Pope Francis yesterday. He is not a supply sider, but he used to be a bar bouncer.
His latest message, “The Joy of the Gospel” or “Evangelii Gaudium”, if you prefer dead languages, has created a stir. It’s about 80 pages long and I haven’t read it. Ok, I admit I haven’t read the Affordable Health Care Act either.
But I have read about it. It seems to be mostly about – the Gospel. The pope wants the church to get its hands and feet dirty spreading the good news.
Pope Not a Supply Sider
He’s also doesn’t like poverty and inequality and he’s skeptical of the free market. The president feels the same but that gave us ObamaCare.
If you would like to actually read Evangelii Gaudium, in English, here it is. Or if you just want to read about it, you might like to go here, here, or here.
Drone Delivery
Internet shopping has been a bust to brick and mortar stores for a long time. But it’s been a boon to FedEx and others who deliver the stuff. That could be about to change. Jeff Bezos used a 60 Minutes interview with Charlie Rose to unveil drone delivery.
Could millions of unmanned mini-choppers flying through neighborhoods mean boom times for personal injury lawyers?
Unpardonable Turkey
Rob Fornier has a story in the National Journal about a first time offender sentenced to 55 years in prison under federal mandatory sentencing rules for selling marijuana.
