Well . . I See We're Getting Acquainted . . .

For those of us who consider these political debates sport, it's been a fun few weeks. I and a lot of other amateur pundits considered Hillary a coast-in certainty and it appears that I was wrong. The ripple that was Mr. Obama has become one of those very big Hawaiian surfing waves.

Last week, Senator Obama had 17,000 people show for one of his rallys. 17,000. And he gets those kind of big crowds everywhere he goes. Mrs. Clinton is obviously shaken. She can't gen-up that kind of enthusiasm, and presidential politics is not about rational, calm, reflection, it's about what Senator Obama has. As Chris Matthews (MSNBC) said in response to Obama's audience and his speech, "that's show-biz."

Now, it's still a long way to November. In the next 3 weeks if Hillary doesn't go negative she will have resigned herself to a VP position which will have been agreed upon behind closed doors with the Obama campaign. If she goes scorched earth, the VP is out. I say she'll go on the offensive. This woman wants to be President.

Republicans don't have as much excitement right now. McCain was dead in the water. Almost overnight, he wins or is winning handily. That's presidential politics, it changes very quickly.

Final comment. I was ready to give the Dems this election, but I keep hearing Independents and some Democrats talking about supporting McCain. Interesting. On the other hand, I hear some Republicans talking about Obama. But I think McCain can win this.

(The headline is from the movie, The Producers, spoken by Carmen Ghia to his flirting boyfriend)

Fort Worth's Little Known College

On Lubbock Avenue, just north of Berry Street, on the near east side of TCU, is the College of St. Thomas More.

If you have driven around TCU but don't recall seeing it, you're not alone. The College is housed in 5 or 6 old houses that are indistinguishable from the other neighborhood houses on the Lubbock and Merida blocks. That will change soon.

On February 29, 2008 the Most Reverend Kevin Vann, Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth will bless the beginnings of their first building, the Christ the Teacher Chapel and Library. Celebratory refreshments will be available in the Refectory (3008 Lubbock) before and after.

Congratulations to Dr. James Patrick and the fellows of the College.

The College has classes in Theology, Philosophy, Literature, Latin and History, and overseas studies in Rome, Oxford, and Greece.

Chapel Blessing
Friday, February 29 at 2:00 p.m.
3001 Lubbock Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas

Christ in the Desert: Ivan Kramskoi, 1872

F&FW is making an occasional feature a regular feature, to wit: Sundays we will highlight a work of art. We will attempt, as here, to relate the work to the calendar. Monday we return to local food, news and bad, dad jokes.
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First Sunday of Lent.
At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit
into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
He fasted for forty days and forty nights,
and afterwards he was hungry.
Gospel of St. Matthew 4:1