I continued to be pleased, and surprised to see polls showing Sen. Norm Coleman with a commanding lead over "b"-list celebrity challenger Al Franken. The latest poll had Coleman up by 22 points. In a true blue state like Minnesota, I would expect any democratic challenger in these times to be an instant contender, especially one with the name recognition of Franken. Apparently Norm must be doing a good job.
There was some back-and-forth in the comment section about my recent criticism of the "I personally think abortion is morally wrong, but other should be able to choose" position held by Rudy Giuliani. Cal Thomas has an article on the subject here.
Have'nt you heard repeatedly that the divorce rate is 50%. Let Michael Medved explain why this isn't true, and the real figure is under 25%. Read it here.
Iran is apparantly ramping up its uranium enrichment. What should we do with these jokers? Read it here.
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Very interesting about divorce. I would buy into the fact it is lower. I would like to see some numbers as far as people that are happily married. I constantly her spouse bashing at the workplace. I would also say the divorce rate in KC where I live is at least 50%. Many of the kids I work with are in broken homes and I have met many people who are in their second marriage after divorce.
Anyone who wants to hear great stuff on marriage should go to desiringgod.org and listen to John Piper speak on marriage.
Iran? I would say nuke em but that would be a disaster of worldly proportions. I do not hold the greatest outlook for this world.
NT -
You raise some intriguing thoughts on Giuliani.
I find it hard for any conservative to dodge the bullet on the abortion issue by saying, "I think it's morally wrong (evil), but ultimately it's a personal choice." Obviously, it is the perfect circumnavigation because how can you argue that logic if if you replace it with murder? rape? theft? adultery? Wouldn't most people in their right minds say these are morally wrong, but at the same time, say that these are ultimately a personal choice on whether or not to commit the crime? The problem is, however, that these are moral issues that are already in the law books and thus accepted a wrong and punishable.
How ridiculous would it be for a candidate to simply say that he believed that slavery was morally wrong, but its up to the owner whether or not he would own a slave.
When it comes down to it, if Giuliani really desires people to follow him, he has to lead. Ambiguity on moral and other issues is going to do no good for him or anybody, especially if he wants to top Romney (even though Romney is also pro-life, with few exceptions).
Further, even if Giuliani is trying to lure pro-choice conservatives with his morally ambiguous overtones, he will ultimately fail because of his moral past in dealing with marriage. Giuliani has made a mockery of marriage more than once, humiliating his ex-wife and daughter in the process. So if his plan is to try and win the morally conservative, especially evangelical Christians, he already has a couple of strikes against himself in the area of marriage.
It seems to me that in 2008, Giuliani will ultimately fail to win the trust of conservatives due to his moral neutrality and past moral failures.
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