Finally, a conservative objects to the fact that social liberals are all going to be given the prime speaking spots at the Republican convention. Kate O’Beirne wants to know where the real leaders of today’s GOP are: Rick Santorum, Tom DeLay, Bill Frist. She’s right. If it’s a sign of weakness that Kerry picked Edwards, why is it not a sign of panic that Republicans are showcasing people who have opposed much of Bush’s domestic agenda at their convention?
DERBYSHIRE AWARD NOMINEE: “Many of us feel discomfort at confronting this issue. I sure don’t like writing about it. Shouldn’t we live and let live? But as Dobson points out, history demonstrates that initial appeasement just worsens the eventual ramifications. When the countries of pre-World War II Europe noticed Adolf Hitler’s emerging aggression, they said, “It’s not my business.” But, as we now know, it was their business. How much sorrow might have been prevented had they recognized that burying their head in the sand wouldn’t help?” – columnist Shaunti Feldhahn, in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, comparing gay couples seeking marriage rights with Nazis.
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