Links: New priests; Democratic voter divide; uneven economic recovery

Links: New priests; Democratic voter divide; uneven economic recovery 

Parish ministry has much to offer our society, especially in charity and education. White, elitte elementary and high schools have lost this. As for the priests and other clergy, there is much work to be done in the area of gender theory, especially around demi-sexuality for the laity and asexuality for the clergy. We are unconscious of both as natural phenomenon, so we are plagued with the perceived holiness of what is simply fitting for asexual priests that are struggling with their own identities. Although the gay priests have a head start. The stone that the builders rejected...

The analysis of campaign volunteers and professionals is not entirely true. The Bernie corps, which hang out in Democratic Socialists of America (pushing us oldsters out) would have been better educated by seeking precinct, county and state level Democratic Committee memberships. This is the best education in what rank and file party members think. The GOP campaigners, especially the MAGA crowd, know this - which is a profound problem for the Republicans. They key to both groups, however, is the desire to win. All politics is local.

The key issue for the working class is how the wealthy use gender and race issues to divide it. This is not a new thing. It goes back to Burke and further in response to universal male suffrage. The best thing the Democrats can do is stress how supporting the child care provisions in Building Back Better are a pro-life thing - and that the feminists are right when they say that abortion is about controlling women's bodies. In the pro-life movement, there is resistance to family support because it is seen as subsidizing sexuality. QED

The GOP Party line is that social welfare is keeping people from going back to work. People have been saving their stimulus payments. When these are spent, people will likely return to the labor force. The key to building back better is to raise the minimum wage. This will stimulate growth and jobs. We cannot go back to the old two-tier economy.

Let us not forget the Stacey Abrams factor in supporting the ethical behavior by the Georgia Secretary of State - who would have likely done the right thing. He is no Katherine Harris. The Trumpists need to be tagged with Trump's support for Putin. Note to Dems: call them Soft on Putinism and then prove such links exist. It is not hard, especially when Igor Fruman pleads out in December.

Federal support for states in the area of social welfare and college education is not a new thing and it has nothing to do with elections. On the Texas case, the narrative is faulty. There is literally no way to deal with defending Roe until after cases deal with standing questions. The first task is to seek the state of Texas' exclusion from the current case. If they are immune from suit, they cannot be allowed to defend the law. Gomez v. Braid does not explicitly address standing, but the local court will, unless the counter-suit in federal court get the law first. So far, no hearing dates have been set.