"We have in modern U.S. history, it seems, our own version of Skellig Michael. It's called 'The White House.' It juts out of the sea of people who think it's there to represent the ideals of this country and its people, but it is out of touch and out of time.

"There, separated from the rest of the world and isolated even from its own, a community of advisors who think the country elected King George I instead of President George Bush, work hard to maintain his isolation. But we know now that there are breaches in the system."


This is just the beginning of Sr. Joan Chittister's commentary for the week. It's well worth reading the rest of it. (And the link is in the title.)

I keep my car radio tuned to NPR most of the time, and listening to the news can get quite discouraging. It's not hard to wonder why so many people still slavishly accept everything said by our national government, even as more and more of its untruths and half-truths come to light.

You know, it might be worth living another 50 years just to see what the outcome will be.