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Former senator and current Democrat Presidential nominee John Edwards has some really great new ideas... we need an "international organization to fight terrorism."  In other words, let's outsource our security to the international community... Like the UN perhaps!

Sure, why not... the UN has already proved their willingness and competence to fight evil all over the world.  What a brilliant idea to put them, or a similar organization, in charge of our national security.

And why do we need to do this?  Edwards says, "We need a counterterrorism policy that will actually counter terrorism.  We've got to throw away the failed George Bush policies of the past, and move in a bold new direction."

Would these be the "failed George Bush policies" that have prevented another terror attack on American soil since 9/11?  I'm sure the UN would do much better though...

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I've noted before my distrust of Mitt Romney due to the stark difference in what he said while running for office in Massachusetts verses what he says now.  This is a great collection illustrating his different positions, in his own words (mostly)...

Abortion rights:
"I will preserve and protect a woman's right to choose and am devoted and dedicated to honoring my word in that regard."  Boston Herald Debate, 10/29/02

"Roe v. Wade continues to work its destructive logic throughout our society This can't continue."  Speech to the Massachusetts Citizens For Life Mother's Day Pioneer Valley Dinner, 5/10/07

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Democratic Presidential hopeful John Edwards was honest enough to tell us that under his universal healthcare plan, "you can't choose not to go to the doctor for 20 years.  You have to go in and be checked and make sure that you are OK."  In other words, your government will be relieving you of your choice of whether or not to get a check-up.  What he doesn't tell you is that under his plan, your government will be relieving you of every choice regarding your healthcare.

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Well I've got some good news and some bad news.  The good news is that the Evesham (PA) school board voted last night to stop showing an "educational" video which depicts "families headed by same-sex couples."  The bad news is that someone thought it was a good idea to show this video to third graders in the first place!  In addition, the school board actually voted against a committee of "scholars and educators" who recommended keeping the video, but showing it to fourth graders instead.

I wonder if this is what Senator Obama had in mind when he said that sex education for kindergarteners is "the right thing to do," as long as it's "age appropriate."  And remember, he concluded that what is "age appropriate" would be "determined on a case by case basis by local communities and local school boards."  Well, the Evesham school board got it right, but I don't have the same faith that all other ones will as well.  By the way, what's wrong with simply teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic in public schools these days?

Now, of course, homosexual activists are not going to let their propaganda be removed from gradeschool classrooms by elected officials without a court fight.  They just need one judge willing to ignore the will of the people and usurp the power of elected officials, and overrule the vote.  One such activist, Steven Goldstein said, "It's very likely that we in the civil rights community wil take legal action to have the committee's recommendation to show this film enforced.  We believe the board's actions are illegal."  If it wasn't so sad, it would almost be funny. 

Our self-proclaimed "civil rights" activist is claiming that an unelected committee's decision is binding, but a school board's vote on what curriculum should be taught in their district is "illegal?"

Perhaps Goldstein is the one who needs an education... in government.

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It's official... "Marriage" has a new definition here in Iowa...

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Since when does telling people that they can't have sex in a public bathroom qualify as "hate speech?"  Since when does trying to evict pornographic material from a public library equate to "demonizing" a group of people?

Well, let's ask the mayor of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Jim Naugle (a Democrat).  Apparently, Naugle went too far when he said the city needed to crack down on sex in public bathrooms, and to say that gay and lesbian literature, some of which includes "adult material" (read: pornography), should not be housed in a public library.  That seems pretty fair to me.

But of course, there is a huge uproar over his "hate."  His opponents are not arguing whether it's a good policy to allow people to have sex in public bathrooms.  And none of them are really even defending the decision to place porn in a public library.  Instead, they are simply trying to demonize the mayor, and shut him up.  Even a company that helps to plan reunions for African-American families has "voiced concern about whether the mayor was sending a message of intolerance."  I guess part of the reunion experience is for your kids to take a break from volleyball and watermelon to use the restroom, only to find people having sex there.

And now, his activists have taken the next step in silencing Mayor Naugle... the unprecedented action of removing him from the county tourism board.  I guess condemning this behavior is only ok if it's a Republican Senator trying to engage in it...