In memory of Woodrow Wilson,
Who, as a boy, worshipped here
Where his father, Joseph Ruggles Wilson,
Was minister from 1856 to 1871.
And, it turns out, Woodrow's boyhood home is across the street.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Joseph Ruggles and his boy
I was seated in church this Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church of Augusta, a stately church founded in 1804, when I noticed a plaque on the pew across from me. I was surprised to read the following inscription:
Friday, May 18, 2007
The French can be a bit French
I know I haven't gotten on here and posted for quite some time. Bekah just moved down here (finally!), so things have been a little busy. I am soon getting internet at my house, so it should be easier -- as long as I can find internet for less than 60 bucks a month. Good Grief.
Anyhow, I hope you are all watching the international political scene. These are exciting times. My favorite international elections took place recently. If you can unravel the inscruitable tangle of the French political system, you are brilliant. If you can't, it's enough to know that once again, the conservative candidate (this time quite conservative for a Frenchman) took the day, narrowly beating out the other end of the spectrum.
Nicolas Sarcozy will, I think, deftly be able to address some of the militant immigration problems that France faces, and gave a stunning and heartwarming speech about the French debt to America, and its duty to support and maintain good relations with the U.S.
And in England, my own favorite Tony Blair is going, and the rather dry and curmudgeon-ish Gordon Brown will take office soon. He's a liberal, but a rather far-right one. And of course, it is England we're talking about. They don't get too liberal ever. He's been the finance minister for a decade, and has overseen the greatest period of British prosperity since WWII. He's considered a brilliant man, and an intellectual. And he's a Scot.
I'm excited about both. However, I think that Sarcozy may have the tendency to be a bit too sweeping and idealistic. He's run his whole political life that way, and perhaps in his zeal and enthusiasm, his programs might crumple. Brown, on the other hand, may run the opposite problem of being just a bit too focused, and not realize the opportunity he has.
We shall see.
Anyhow, I hope you are all watching the international political scene. These are exciting times. My favorite international elections took place recently. If you can unravel the inscruitable tangle of the French political system, you are brilliant. If you can't, it's enough to know that once again, the conservative candidate (this time quite conservative for a Frenchman) took the day, narrowly beating out the other end of the spectrum.
Nicolas Sarcozy will, I think, deftly be able to address some of the militant immigration problems that France faces, and gave a stunning and heartwarming speech about the French debt to America, and its duty to support and maintain good relations with the U.S.
And in England, my own favorite Tony Blair is going, and the rather dry and curmudgeon-ish Gordon Brown will take office soon. He's a liberal, but a rather far-right one. And of course, it is England we're talking about. They don't get too liberal ever. He's been the finance minister for a decade, and has overseen the greatest period of British prosperity since WWII. He's considered a brilliant man, and an intellectual. And he's a Scot.
I'm excited about both. However, I think that Sarcozy may have the tendency to be a bit too sweeping and idealistic. He's run his whole political life that way, and perhaps in his zeal and enthusiasm, his programs might crumple. Brown, on the other hand, may run the opposite problem of being just a bit too focused, and not realize the opportunity he has.
We shall see.
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