Although it's been proposed before, we still find it hard to believe that a Democrat like Charles Rangel is actually proposing to reinstate the draft. Perhaps however it's a poison pill: Rangel himself stated the following: There's no question in my mind that this president and this administration would never have invaded Iraq, especially on …
The Real Defence of Marriage
One of the more interesting outcomes of the 2006 election was the approval in all states but one of amendments defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. It was interesting because it ostensibly bucked the leftward lurch of the rest of the election. (It also didn't do much to prevent that …
Why Bob Corker Won the Tennessee Senate Race
Probably the brightest spot for the Republicans of the 2006 election was Bob Corker's victory for Tennessee's Senate race. Being very familiar with this race and knowing many Republican candidates, officeholders and operatives, this is why I think that Bob Corker won this race: Tennessee is a very conservative state. It is ironic that Tennessee, …
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Leaving Our Fixed Positions
Election 2006 is finally over with. Sort of. There will be extended battles of many kinds; some in the courts of law and some in the courts of public opinion as people spin the results of the election. As we noted in a previous post, our main concern is and always has been the legal …
Persecution is Closer to Home Than One Thinks
The release of Eritrean Gospel singer Helen Berhane after two years of imprisonment is a great relief, although being incarcerated in a shipping container--with its extremes of heat and cold--has broken her health. Such a stand puts to shame a lot of what passes for Christianity in the West. It's also a reminder that such …
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Gay Marriage is Still Bourgeois and Philistine
The situation in Colorado with Ted Haggard is an illustration that homosexuals--well, at least some of them--will stop at nothing to try to sway the public to allow gay marriage, even when others among them know they have blown it on the issue. First, a word about people like Ted Haggard from someone who actually …
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Election 2006: Some Things to Remember
As the U.S. heads into the last weekend of campaigning (and television ads) before the election, we'd like to remind everyone of some of the pieces you can see about this election: The Democrats and National Security: Dzerzhinskii’s Dilemma, which discusses the whole problem that Democrats have with effective security for our country Electing the …
Stuck in Iraq: Just Be Glad Someone Will Do It
John Kerry's shot that those who don't study will end up in Iraq betrays one of the central problems we have in this country: those from its upper reaches don't end up in the military any more.When we had Selective Service, people from all walks of life ended up in the military and in combat. …
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Judge Not, Harold Ford
We have ringside seats to what is without a doubt the ugliest race this election cycle: the race between Harold Ford and Bob Corker for the U.S. Senate seat from Tennessee. It doesn't surprise us that Harold Ford has tried to play to religious voters. In Tennessee, it's almost a necessity; there aren't enough secularists …
Pakistan: It Is Hard to Have it Both Ways
While most Americans are focused on Iraq, the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan is just as critical and, in some ways, more important. Little known to many is the fact that Pakistani President Pevez Musharraf has been playing both ends against the middle since 11 September 2001, and that he may be about to get …
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