The Weekly Round-Up for November 10, 2012

The National election has come and gone. Now the real work of governing the country begins as America faces a "fiscal cliff" or is it "fiscal curb" as some called it this week. Whatever you want to name it, the United States needs to get its financial house in order. Slow recovery efforts in the Tri-State from Hurricane Sandy continue to bring pain and suffering to many on the East Coast. A new Archbishop of Canterbury has been appointed. Finally, the High School football playoffs continue here in Northeast Ohio as the good guys, The Hudson Explorers, face off against the Panthers from Toledo Whitmer this evening out west in Sandusky. The Weekly Round-Up begins now....

Best Editorial of the Week
Robert Reich, robertreich,org

Obama's Next Economy

Second Best Editorial of the Week
Aaron O'Connell

The Permanent Militarization of America

Third Best Editorial of the Week
Erskine Bowles, The Charlotte Observer

We Must Craft a Debt Deal

This One Will Make You Think
G Jeffrey McDonald

Is It Ethical To Defy Evacuation Orders?

This One Will Make You Think, Too.
Sarah Maslin, The New York Times

In Sight of the Manhattan Skyline, Living Forlorn and in the Dark

In Zoo News....
Rachel Karas, The Washington Post

The National Zoo Welcomes First Tentacled Snakes Born in Eleven Years

Kathryn Knight, The Journal of Experimental Biology

Croc Jaws More Sensitive than Human Fingertips (Too Cool!!)

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the New Archbishop of Canterbury
Varied Writers and Sources

Justin Welby: A Real World Archbishop of Canterbury

An Observation by Justin Welby

Justin Welby to be the Next Archbishop of Canterbury

A-B-C: It's the Welbennium!

The Best Musical Posts of the Week
Jazz Foundation of America

Sandy Recovery

National Public Radio

The Beatles Surprising Contribution to Brain Science

Political Commentary After the 2012 Presidential Election
Varied Writers and Sources

The Next Game of Economic Chicken

Rock the "Slut" Vote

Nones Say the 2012 Election Proves They Are A Political Force

Rachel Maddow Stages A Reasonable Intervention With the Entire Republican Party

President Obama Begins Work on a Second Term

Obama Re-election Sends US Down "Path of Destruction", Franklin Graham Says

How The Faithful Voted: 2012 Preliminary Analysis

Election Night 2012: Reactions in Photos

Enough Politics, Here Some Sites to Make You Feel Good
Varied Writers and Sources

Do You Believe in a Red-State or Blue-State Jesus?

Even Americans Find Some Britishisms "Spot On"

Arizona Student With Special Needs Avoids Bullies With Protection of the Football Team

Neighborliness is the New Sexy

The Best Religion News of Note
Various Writers and Sources

A New Pope for Egypt's Christian Coptics

Thanksgiving Day: Past and Present

What Christians Should Do the Day After An Election

The Prerequisite of the Common Good

Embracing Children for Who They Are

Big Chief Tablet: Presh Tales from the Low Country

My Backyard Baptism

Rethinking Success

The Most Viewed Post at the John 13:34 Blog This Week
Thursday, November 8

Life Lessons on a Sunday Morning at Perkins

Always End with Children, Animals or Even Adults Having Fun
Youtube.com

Love One Another - Brian