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Principles, Hypocrisy, and John Ensign

June 23rd, 2009 · 11 Comments

In all the commentary on the John Ensign adultery debacle, there’s a tremendous lack of common sense or honesty, replaced instead by the kind of tribalism sourced from the same “logic” that makes Vikings fans think Brett Favre actually sucks (unless he decides to play for the Vikings).
It’s understandable.  Conservatives want to rally around their [...]

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Tags: Culture · Partisanship · Principles · Religion · Republicans · Social Conservatism

Thanks for Nothing, Jerk

January 23rd, 2009 · 6 Comments

Yeah – I’m talking to you, Guy Who Rammed His Car Into the Planned Parenthood Clinic.  Good work.  You just helped make sure your cause is stunted for about another decade.  If you think the unborn are lives worth saving as I do, you just did your part to ensure a lot more of them [...]

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Tags: Abortion · Principles · Religion