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Mitt

James Taranto at the Wall Street Journal takes a look at whether Mitt Romney could win a presidential election [http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007755]. Interesting, especially this: > A crucial question will be whether Mr. Romney's religion is a handicap. The Church of Jesus

Transgender Wars?

> Welcome to the Transgender Law and Policy Institute. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to engaging in effective advocacy for transgender people in our society. The TLPI brings experts and advocates together to work on law and policy initiatives designed to advance transgender equality. Link [http://transgenderlaw.org/]. And:

Cigarette Tax Hike

Just increase the tax to $1,000 a pack and be done with it: > A coalition of health organizations wants to quadruple the tax on a pack of cigarettes in California to boost funding for a variety of health programs. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051214/ap_on_

No End to the Depravity

> A husband and wife have 'remarried' as a gay couple - 14 years after the groom had a sex swap operation. [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1639864.html] There's really no other way to put it: if you support gay marriage or gay

Giving It Away

George Will takes apart Congress' plan to give every American household money in order to deal with the April 2009 end of analog TV broadcasting. Even though 85% of all television households have cable or satellite services already (with the result that changes in TV broadcasting don't

ACLU Turmoil?

According to the New York Times, [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/08/national/08aclu.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5094&en=0ba4ebfa42ab9697&hp&ex=1134104400&partner=homepage] the ACLU is experiencing turmoil. Its executive director (Anthony D. Romero) is allegedly too concerned with fundraising and

England Against Christians

> A mother accused her daughter's school of discriminating against Christians yesterday after the teenager was suspended for refusing to take off a crucifix necklace. > Sam Morris, 16, was sent home from Sinfin Community School in Derby for breaking a school policy that bans jewellery. > Last

Rare Admission

From E.J. Dionne (no friend of pro-lifers) column in WaPo [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/05/AR2005120501547.html] this morning: > Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has said that the court overreached in Roe . In his indispensable new book, "Radicals in Robes: Why Extreme Right-Wing

Caucasian Terrorists

Chilling story in NYT this morning about the female suicide bomber [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/06/international/europe/06brussels.html?hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1133867048-/dLheT+90fvNzjIX9M/4Zw] . She was born in Belgium, raised Roman Catholic, got involved in drugs and men, started cavorting with Muslim

ACLU At It Again

It's not just for Americans anymore [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N03375226.htm]. Call it, "The International Civil Liberties Union," or "Doing Whatever We Can to Further Our Vision of How the Cosmos Oughtta Be and Disguising It under the First Amendment." (In