When I reached adulthood, even now, I could afford to belong to a country club. But I could never belong to a private club because of my experience as a child, because it would isolate me from the whole of humanity.
War at this time and in this place is unwelcome, unwise, and simply wrong.
I have been accused of being a traitor, and I have been accused of not supporting the military. Nothing could be further from the truth.
This Administration has led us into an area without vision. Bush has no clear understanding of what is being asked of the citizens, and the military is under his direction.
It doesn't really matter how much of the rules or the dogma we accepted and lived by if we're not really living by the fundamental creed of the Catholic Church, which is service to others and finding God in ourselves and then seeing God in everyone - including our enemies.
The key word about The West Wing is show. It is not a reality show. It has nothing to do with reality.