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For no useful reason. Luke 2:14 Parallel Translations
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased."
GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
"Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those who have his good will!"
King James Bible
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."
American Standard Version
"Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased."
Bible in Basic English
Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased.
Douay-Rheims Bible
"Glory to God in the highest; and on earth peace to men of good will."
Darby Bible Translation
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good pleasure in men."
English Revised Version
"Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased."
Tyndale New Testament
"Glory to God on high, and peace on the earth: and unto men rejoicing."
Weymouth New Testament
"Glory be to God in the highest Heavens, And on earth peace among men who please Him!"
Webster's Bible Translation
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will towards men."
World English Bible
"Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men."
Young's Literal Translation
"Glory in the highest to God, and upon earth peace, among men -- good will."
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In addition to ...
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]... the dickheads we should be happy to forget. Scott Horton gives us two we should endeavor to remember.
http://harpers.org/archive/2007/12/hbc-90002004
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Hmmm
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Doesn't Glenn have someone commenting here who uses the screen name Little Brother? Or, am I thoroughly confused?
What got me wondering was the title of a book (not yet released) by Cory Doctorow (of Boing Boing) entitled Little Brother. If you have a young adult for whom you'll search for a gift at some point, this might be worth a look. Heck, I may buy it for myself. I like the theme. Go, kids! Go!
Boing Boing Reference:
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/12/25/neil-gaiman-on-littl.html
Book Review:
http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2007/12/changing-planes.html
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moving in synch
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Good new post, Ché. I'm enjoying the heck out of your blog, although my computer is old enough to groan audibly over all the YouTube embeds.
As it turns out, I hit two-fer! Encouraged people to shop (buy a young adult's book for a kid - or for themselves; the young at heart), and the book is about kids using their computer skills fighting the Department of Homeland Security to restore the Bill of Rights. Maybe that's even a trifecta?
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LWM
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Thanks for the link. Interesting to find that in Slate which is a partner to the WaPo (is it not?). There have been running gun battles between Paul Krugman and Ruth Marcus over Social Security (crisis? or not?). And, running arguments (dare I say, gun battles) Between Krugman and those in Obma's camp over health care. The full piece in Slate goes a long way to explaining Krugman's angst.
Politically, it's a tricky moment. This transition (if we make it) from movement conservatism to a (more) progressive agenda. I tend to side with Krugman - we share an academic orientation. Krugman wasn't always considered to be a ranting liberal. His economics have been of the pretty mainstream neoclassical type. One way I measure just how far the Overton Window shifted is by how Krugman is classified.
But, it's a Gordian Knot. The American public often doesn't want the truth (writ small). They've become accustomed to wanting one thing and being told it's another. Tax cuts do provide a free lunch! Just ask any supply sider. And, Krugman is correct. What many voters admit to valuing ought to fall under a liberal tag; but, you can't call it liberalism and get their support.
Interesting the way Krugman defines/deploys the term progressive. But, of course, many on the Left were quick to turn that label into the slur pwog. Sometimes I think we can't even get out of our own way.
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Oy, Ché !
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Do not adjust your settings for me. Spouse has been railing at me to get a new computer. I've been resisting. SAS is on the one I have, and I'm still courting the idea that I'll finish this dissertation (if I ever break my UT habit). SAS ain't normal software that you can buy and install. You have to re-license every year. It has an internal clock and locks itself off from the user if you haven't re-upped. Leave your site alone. I was just jesting ya! I can always use spouse's Dell-On-Steroids when I want to immerse myself in the wonders of your blog.
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Dirigo
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Going off the wall and off the rails...
It's my understanding that football helmets degrade fairly rapidly; offer little safety protection after multiple seasons. We could hope, should Bush bequeath his to Romney, that it has sufficiently degraded to the point where a solid hit renders the wearer unconscious ... for a good long time.
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Circle Game - Joni Mitchell
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]... And the seasons they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and dawn
Were captive on the carousel of time
We cant return we con only look behind
From where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game...
Although he was born in 1945, Tancredo would never admit to being alive when that song was written. Who said it upthread, movement conservatives came without an self-awareness button?
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Bebop re bombers
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Well, said.
My father flew as a navigator-bombardier (not sure that word behind the hyphen is the correct one) in WW2 on a B-24, I think. He spoke of bombing chicken coops, and farm houses, and other civilian 'installations.' He argued that the bombs rarely fell on actual military targets.
I could see your vision through my father's eyes. Thank you for that.
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So, Anon?
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]We get that your a McCain supporter. Now? Are you Michael Benge? Is this your eye-witness account? Or, are you one of the 101st Keyboard Kommandos?