Yes, there are some. And they are beginning to speak out more.
THIN-SKINNED CATHOLICS: The Boston Globe’s James Carroll goes off the deep end again.
YOUNG MEN AND BUSH: Zogby sees a growing problem. My own view is that a draft is not unthinkable in the next few years – and that many young men see this as a natural progression from our current travails. This is the sleeper issue – under the radar but beginning to take off. It shouldn’t be exploited by unscrupulous Democrats, but it can certainly be brought up in the debates. Edwards should raise it with Cheney. Will we need one? Why won’t we?
A RISING STAR: David Catania, a friend of mine who nevertheless regularly scolds me for any number of failings, has now left the GOP. He’s a great young pol, got elected in a majority black city as a white Republican, shook up the District of Columbia city government, cares deeply about personal freedom and urban policy, and should be the future of the Republican party. He has now quit to become an independent. He cannot stand the blatant, ugly gay-baiting at the heart of today’s GOP. And why on earth should he?
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