1. Newt’s speech was impressive in its classical American exceptionalism vs. Obama’s European Alinskyism. Nerds who read blogs will note his mention of THE FEDERALIST PAPERS. Romney was lame by comparison. Santorum was in the middle. In the CNN focus group, it’s interesting and . . . . Continue Reading »
The anti-Obama parts of Romney’s stump speech still stink. The anti-Gingrich parts are somewhat better, but not focused enough. The line isn’t that Gingrich is anti-free enterprise. The line is that he is a crony capitalist and Romney is running against . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I’m back home. 2. For those who doubt those who doubt the sincerity of Gingrich’s indignation, let’s look at what Gingrich said at the debate and after. He said that he was “appalled” that moderator King made the ex-wife story the first question . . . . Continue Reading »
Dana Milbank takes the failure of any of the conservative evangelical candidates as evidence of the diminishing clout of the once-formidable Religious Right. His expectation seems to be that religious conservatives—especially those of the evangelical stripe—ought to support a . . . . Continue Reading »
I have already opined about the Obama Administration’s ordering all health insurance companies to cover free birth control and other “reproductive” services—some of which are not even medical in nature. From “Obamacare: Lard on the Goodies, Destroy the . . . . Continue Reading »
1. If Newt’s victory in SC is big, it won’t be, at this point, shockingly big. 2. Let’s face it: Romney has real issues when it comes to actually getting votes. 3. And let’s face it: Newt will implode again. 4. It’s amazing how many people have emailed me to lecture me . . . . Continue Reading »
I like Anne Conlon, managing editor of the Human Life Review. I have known her for, gosh, more than 15 years now, having often been published in the journal, and was honored when the Human Life Foundation named me—along with my mentor in this work, Rita . . . . Continue Reading »
The media is justly celebrating the release from the hospital of a baby born prematurely at 24 weeks, named Melinda Star Guido. From the CBS story:At birth, Melinda Star Guido weighed less than a can of soda - only 9 1/2 ounces. After spending close to the first five months of her life at the . . . . Continue Reading »
Richard Doerflinger, the USCCB’s great legislative ace, offers a sobering addendum in the comments to Matt Franck’s post: One small cavil: The contraceptive mandate policy will not be deferred a year. It will apply this year, as originally planned, to the vast majority of . . . . Continue Reading »
With exquisite timing—two days before the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade , and three days before the March for Life descends on Washington—the Obama administration’s secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, has released a long-awaited statement confirming her . . . . Continue Reading »
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