Recently, a young boy from West Fork, Arkansas, chose not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in school. His reason: We don’t truly have “liberty and justice for all” because most states prohibit same-sex marriage. I gave my take on this issue last night to Pete Thompson of KARK 4 News.
I was very sad to hear that my friend, Jodie Mahony, died on Saturday. Even though we were not friends in the traditional sense of the word, we were friends nonetheless. At times he was my nemesis, arch-rival, opponent, and adversary—but only in a political sense. For Jodie, political battles were never personal.
The tragedy at Ft. Hood last Thursday has revealed a unifying thread tracing itself all the way back home to Arkansas, showing us that a ‘lone wolf terrorist’ isn’t so alone.