Indeed, it could be them! Thanks so much for the link.

Thanks for the comment, Shirley. Keep in mind that Barack Obama has instructed all of us to stand up and speak out when we agree or disagree with his decisions. He has said that he wants to hear from us, has set up unprecedented mechanisms to do so, and has assured us that he will listen. In addition, Obama has gone out of his way to set up a cabinet of advisers who challenge him by disagreeing--similar to the deliberative strategy of Abraham Lincoln. So, to not speak out on Rick Warren would be to violate the very principles of deliberative democracy President-Elect Obama has championed and urged us to embrace. The struggle we face, I believe, is that after 8 years of George W. Bush, so many of us have been led to see all criticism of a President's decisions as de facto betrayal of support for him. It will take time for us to re-embrace deliberative discussion as the normal practice of engaged citizens. So pushing back against Obama's embrace of Rick Warren is not just about civil rights advocacy, but about reclaiming our democratic responsibility as citizens.

"Outlandish," "irrational," "hatred" and--I stole Christmas. Normally takes me a few posts to hit all those. Must've had a good breakfast Tuesday...

Thanks, Scott! I'll check out the WCF video. And will be posting more on this topic in the days ahead. Next up, most likely, a discussion of the Rouge plant and the potential it holds for reframing Ford in the current political environment.