Pete is right that Gingrich is hanging tough. The main problem remains South Carolina: He and Santorum split the non-Romney vote. Then it appears the same thing happens again in Florida. I think neither Newt nor Rick can really have a future without a win by Florida. So it appears that Romney is . . . . Continue Reading »
I really hope Peter is right that I’m wrong about Gingrich’s chances for a comeback. But . . . Gingrich had a mostly attractive performance on Saturday (especially when he went after the moderators - who deserved his scorn this time), and he nailed Romney on Sunday. . . . . Continue Reading »
A Rose and a Prayer , an ecumenical Christian organization aiding and counseling young women with crisis pregnancies in an attempt to curb abortion rates in Wilmington, DE, is now in the midst of a Christmas campaign, encouraging donors to accomplish what is “by far the most cost-effective way . . . . Continue Reading »
Apologies for the lack of Rock Songbook posts lately . . . I’ve been in vacation and family mode, now replaced with beginning of semester mode. So here’s a link to the other great conservative commentator on popular music, Scott Johnson of Powerline, talking today about Joan Baez . . . . . Continue Reading »
Leroy Huizenga on the media’s misunderstanding of Pope Benedict : The Pope’s message for the 45th World Day of Peace, New Year’s Day, was released a couple weeks early on Friday, December 16, by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Francis X. Rocca wrote a piece the . . . . Continue Reading »
The scientific “studies” purporting to prove that conservatives and liberals have different biological responses strike me as so dumb. Usually, they conclude that conservatives are angry/scared/selfish and liberals are hopeful/kind/altruistic—you know, that liberalism . . . . Continue Reading »
Evangel writer Gayle Trotter has a nice post on Rick Santorum’s faith over at the Washington Post site. Trotter mentions Ann Coulter’s claim that Santorum is more Catholic than he is conservative, citing his support for big-government programs like No Child Left Behind and . . . . Continue Reading »
While plenty has been said about the effect that instituting civil unions between gay couples has on the country, our communities, our way of thinking, etc., less has been mentioned about the effect that gay civil unions have on heterosexual marriage. This may be because arguments in favor of civil . . . . Continue Reading »
!. I didn’t see the Sunday morning debate. 2. But I do see Santorum gaining respect as a competent, solid candidate. Ross Douthat is right that he’s stuck with the focus on his personal life, which does seem “deviant” to most Americans but should and I think is striking most . . . . Continue Reading »
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