Diary of a Democratic Delegate - Love Those Nuns!
Dearborn Democratic activist, Fred Hoffman, an Obama delegate at his party's upcoming national convention, continues his blog series here with an item on the work of a group of policy-focused nuns.
As a political junkie and a campaign contributor, I get quite a few appeals in the mail every day. Some want money, some ask for support, some offer thanks and some just provide interesting reading. One in the latter group came last week from NETWORK, the Catholic social justice organization run, as far as I can tell, by religious sisters and their supporters. This is the group that staged the recent NUNS ON THE BUS tour to share their Gospel-based opposition to the Paul Ryan House Republican budget, which, fortunately will get killed in the Democratic Senate or by PRESIDENT OBAMA - - so long as they remain in power. -- THESE NUNS are willing to stand up to male church hierarchy that would prefer the good sisters instead rail on gay marriage, condoms and abortions. The Nuns, who don't necessarily fight the church position on political sex issues, say they prefer to stress the New Testament, Jesus-based people-serving messages. THEIR POLITICAL SCORECARD lists as "pluses" congressional votes for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), women's paycheck equity, the DREAM Act as a first step to immigration reform, ratification of the nuclear arms reduction treaty, unemployment benefits extensions, funding for youth summer employment, tax cut extensions for low and middle class taxpayers, disclosure of big corporate and union campaign donors, Wall Street regulatory reform, home energy efficiency loan programs, child nutrition programs and federal support for retaining local teachers -- WOW -- What a refreshing agenda! -- GOD BLESS THESE NUNS for standing up for REAL PEOPLE! -- By the way, that Network Scorecard gives Senator Debbie Stabenow a 100% ranking (her likely opponent Former Congressman Pete Hoekstra got a 0%), and gives area Congressmen John Dingell, Gary Peters, John Conyers and Sandy Levin all 100% ranking as well. -- If you want to learn more or connect with this group, contact them at www.networklobby.org
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Daniel Lai (Editor) June 12, 2013 at 03:09 pm
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Gary Woronchak June 12, 2013 at 10:32 am
Hasn't even worked one day? Not one day in 15 years? Really? Not even credit for one day?
When I…Read More worked at the Press & Guide (which eliminated my position in a budget restructuring that has continued under various corporate owners at the P&G for a decade and a half, resulting in them moving their offices to Southgate and more recently just out-and-out eliminating their editor, sports editor and photographer) we had a policy of no anonymous letters to the editor. This was done because, while everyone has the right to express their opinion, putting a real name with an opinion meant people displayed more decorum and, well, less cowardice than is allowed in online comments from the shadows.
Joseph, the benefit of post-employment health care after just eight years of service may have, in the early 1990s, been more acceptable in some way I can't figure (retention of key department heads has been cited as a reason, as was that it apparently mirrored a benefit for state officials), but it clearly was part of the excesses of Wayne County that was unjustifiable and unsustainable in the 2000s. This practice was ended two years ago by a resolution I introduced.
Daniel Lai (Editor) June 12, 2013 at 11:22 am
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laplateau June 10, 2013 at 03:49 pm
Joseph, Are you bordering upon slander? Is this the reason for no more info? I hope you are not.…Read More Perhaps you are picking up on some nasty rumors and repeating them here. You should know better than to do that. So, if you have real proof, tell it like it is and don't hedge. What you are saying in your post is dangerous to you and those who you are referring to, so, as the saying goes...put up or shut up.
Judith Lundy June 10, 2013 at 05:56 pm
Whether or not the facts of this opinion piece are true, I thoroughly believe Robert McNamara was…Read More the personal trainer for Kwame Kilpatrick. McNamera would have been spending a lot of time in prison if he didn't die. Ficano is a joke in my estimation. I know no one who wants him to remain in office. With today's survellience techniques and high tech gadgets, politicians can no longer get away with what they did in the past.
I saw nothing on the www.networklobby.org home page, about the importance of ending our foreign military adventures. That would be the best thing to do first to strengthen our economy. It now seems that all the anti-war activity that was going on when Bush was president, was really only anti-Bush, since it has all but disappeared with Obama in the White House. It is hard to pay for "social justice" when we are spending a trillion dollars a year on foreign wars.