We Must Identify Our Enemies And Drive

The Notion That Big Business And Big Labor And Big Government Can Sit Down Around A Table Somewhere And Work Out The Direction Of The American Economy Is At Complete Variance With The Reality Of Where The American Economy Is Headed. I Mean, It's Like Dinosaurs Gathering To Talk About The Evolution Of A New Generation Of Mammals.

Well, I Actually Wrote Her A Letter A Couple Of Days Ago Congratulating Her. The Tone I Tried To Convey In The Letter Is, Look, You Are A Part Of A Great American Historical Process.

I Was Nurtured In The Church; I Went To A Catholic School; I Was An Altar Boy; I Went To A Catholic University; I Was Steeped In The Moral Tradition Of The Catholic Church. My Catholicism Plays A Very Strong Role. But I Thought President John F.kennedy Answered Rather Well When He Said That Ultimately My Conduct As A Public Official Does Not Come Ex Cathedra From Rome; It Comes From My Conscience.

If The Bishops Are Saying That It Is Divine Revelation That Seven Percent Of Unemployment Is Morally Unacceptable And That That Is A Teaching Which Must As A Matter Of Faith Be Accepted By All Catholics, I Respectfully Dissent.

I Would Argue That Practices That Destroy Ecosystems Always Destroy Jobs.