McCain: ‘I Won’t Cave’
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Sunday, October 26, 2008 12:30 PM
One reason John McCain makes pro-lifers queasy: the Supreme Court. McCain’s Gang of 14 snatched defeat from the jaws of victory for pro-life judges.
Now comes Human Events, nailing McCain down on the question: What will your nominees be like?
It seemed like a vote for McCain was a vote along the lines of the logic of Horatio Hornblower’s duel in the book Midshipman Hornblower . A bad shot,... READ MORE
Filed under court, human events, mccain, supreme court, weekend commentary
Neuhaus, the Reverse Edwards
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, October 18, 2008 2:31 PM
Father Richard John Neuhaus, with characteristic aplomb, weighs in on the presidential race at the First Things blog in a post titled At Long Last: Obama, Abortion, and the Courts.
In doing so, like a reverse John Edwards from Planet Opposite, he explains how America today is really two nations.
“Political punditry is not my main shtick,” he writes, “and I have no idea whether the debate will... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, constitution, court, euthanasia, first things, mccain, neuhaus, obama, right to life, weekend commentary
Purpose-Driven Debates
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Sunday, October 12, 2008 7:00 AM
Tennessee tension. (AFP)
The title of Fred Barnes’ piece says it all: “Paging Rick Warren: Why Did a Town Hall Debate in Nashville Revolve Around What Interests an East Coast Newsman?”
The first reference is to Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in California, the author of the best-selling The Purpose-Driven Life, who held a forum for Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain in August.
The second reference is to last... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, debates, mccain, obama
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