Posted by
Zentrist on Sunday, December 21, 2008 10:30:55 AM
I want to congratulate, before heading off to punch the time-clock, Tony Blair. One, you became a Roman Catholic, joining your wife and children in this perennial "mystical body" of Jesus Christ--I know, an affront to many, often a question to me. But look at recent resutlts: Popes Paul, John Paul and Benedict! My personal favorite, Ratzinger--it's the German blood in me.
To the apparently churchless Obama: consider the Catholic Faith. In so many ways, Barack, it fits your personality much better than anything else, unless maybe the Bahai Faith. Think about it.
Again, I compliment Mr. Blair--and also for his recent piece in Time. Barack should call Sarkozy and consult with him about his (their) remarkable harmony-building governments. I had no idea the French prez was this enlightened. But I should have known. The French are one of the greatest, if not the very greatest, civilization on earth. An unabashed Francophile am I, with twelve college credits (all As) to prove it.
Speaking of consultation, Obama should consult regularly, as should Hillary and Company (Bill, of course)--with Mr. Blair, a World Treasure of a Man.
In this Season of Harmony I also want to compliment William Hague for his magnificent book on William Wilberforce, recently reviewed in The Weekly Standard. That movie about Wilberforce still gives me chills of joy and aspiration every time I think about it. President-elect Obama, true human being and true citizen of our land and this troubled world: I heartily recommend this book I've not even read yet, this book by a British conservative, Mr. Hague. The thought of this book, like the thought of the friendship between Hannity and Colmes, gives a body warmth and real hope in this troubled world, waiting, waiting, for a Saviour.