Is Romney Finished?

I have to admit I don’t know. And I have to admit that Pete and I underestimated Gingrich. Newt has a substantial lead in the two FL polls out today. Santorum is way behind. Things can change. But I don’t know what Romney can say or do to keep FL from being a Newt salute that dwarfs . . . . Continue Reading »

Signorelli on Coercion

In case you missed it last week, Mark Signorelli over at Front Porch Republic has posted further thoughts on the recent Joe Carter-Jerry Salyer debate, though this time the focus is on authority and coercion in legitimate government. It’s not a question of whether to . . . . Continue Reading »

Irony in the White House

Powerline’s John Hinderaker calls our attention to this Presidential Proclamation on the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade .  From the Administration that more than any I’ve seen embraces the so-called nanny state, especially in ways that offend the consciences of sincere religious . . . . Continue Reading »

First Things On, and For, Life

First Things has a long and implacable commitment to the defense of unborn life and an equally long and implacable resistance to all the philosophies that seek to justify the utilitarian treatment of such life. Here’s a selection of articles, all of the most recent ones and a selection of . . . . Continue Reading »

A Strict Faith

Robert P. George puts the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate in perspective: Interestingly, Obama and his people have been willing to break the hearts of those on the left when it comes Guantanamo, rendition, basic procedural rights of detainees and those accused . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 1.23.12

WaPo’s Lazy Critique of the March for Life Mark Judge, Real Clear Religion The Unbearable Wrongness of Roe Michael Stokes Paulsen, Public Discourse Don’t Tell A Muslim to Give up Sharia Harris Zafar, Washington Post The Next Dr. Kevorkian Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post Push for . . . . Continue Reading »

That’s Why He Gets Paid To Write

Mark Steyn on Romney’s lousy stump speech (I’ve been trying to find the right words for a while - it turns out Steyn had them), and the Romney team’s incompetence at rapid-response.  I think Romney will adjust fast enough, well enough to beat Gingrich, but there is . . . . Continue Reading »

Dr. Newt, M.D.

I wasn’t able to follow the details of the South Carolina primary due to other pressing issues, but I caught a bit of Romney’s and Paul’s speeches via Sirius radio (nerd alert!). I didn’t hear or see Newt’s speech, but I trust in the basic soundness of Pete and Peter’s . . . . Continue Reading »