Religion and Politics Heating Up: Warren Will Host Both Candidates, Dobson Mulls One

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
07.21.08 | 8:54AM
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As the November election moves ever closer, high-profile evangelical leaders are moving with it. Dr. James Dobson, who has never expressed much warmth for Senator John McCain, is signaling that he may be ready to endorse him, given the alternative. On his radio show to be broadcast today, Dobson will say:... :: more ::

Political Correctness Meets Scientific Illiteracy...

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
07.10.08 | 4:54PM
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...and it's all wrapped up in a pretty government box. Here is something I think everyone on this blog can agree on. There are some comments that are so stupid only an elected official could think them up. In a Dallas County Commissioners' meeting, one of the Commissioners demanded an apology from another for his use of "racially insensitive" language.... :: more ::

Tell Me Again About the Upopular President: Congressional Approval Rating Falls Below Ten Percent

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
07.08.08 | 7:52PM
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As of today, the most hated president in the history of the world is three times more popular than Nancy Pelosi's "New Direction" Congress. Apparently, the American people just plain don't like any of them.... :: more ::

Bobby Jindal Takes Another Bold Step, Signs Louisiana Science Education Act

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
07.05.08 | 3:22PM
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Proving once again that he may be the best young lion the Republican party has seen in decades, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has taken yet another big step toward becoming a national figure.... :: more ::

AFA Asks American Families to Boycott Pro-homosexual McDonald's

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
07.04.08 | 1:39PM
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After trying for two months to persuade the McDonald's Corporation to reverse its support for the gay rights agenda, the American Family Association has called for a boycott of the popular restaurant.... :: more ::

The Door Opens: Embryo Screening For "Potential" Disease

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.29.08 | 1:04AM
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It's long been a staple of both science fiction stories and pro-life nightmares: the notion that, sometime in the future, couples would "design" their babies, screening out certain genes displeasing to them. Generally, it's been portrayed as something ghoulish, inhuman, and selfish. Today, we can add a new adjective: real.... :: more ::

If You Can't Kill 'Em, Make "Em Wish They Were Dead: Jindal Signs Chemical Castration Bill

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.26.08 | 8:07PM
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As the ink continues to dry on the US Supreme Court's ruling banning the death penalty for rapists of children, the Governor of Louisiana reacted quickly to the Court's rejection of his state's law. On Thursday, Gevernor Bobby Jindal signed a bill that gives judges the option of ordering child rapists and certain other convicted criminals to be chemically castrated.... :: more ::

It Just Gets Weirder and Weirder This Election Cycle

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.25.08 | 4:08PM
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The Times of India is reporting the bizarre information that a group of Indians plans to present Barack Obama with an idol. Now, that's not so strange on it's face. After all, politicians get gifts like that all the time. But it's the reason they selected the gift that rather puzzles some of us. According to those making the gift,... :: more ::

Montana, Colorado Stir the 2008 Pot Yet Again: Life Itself Could Be On the Ballot

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.21.08 | 7:29PM
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If you thought the politics of November 2008 were fun before, you'll love the state constitutional amendments that could be coming to the ballot in Montana and Colorado this year. They aren't difficult to understand. But they represent the farthest-reaching pro-life moves in decades and could help to make this election season--like that of 2004--more a question of moral values... :: more ::

Indian Girl Lucks Out By Not Being Born in Illinois Before 2005

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.20.08 | 11:01AM
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In India, a woman gave birth in the midst of a pregnancy crisis. Her child was born "limp." But not, as it turned out, dead. A day later, as the parents carried her body to be buried, she woke up and gurgled. Had this happened in Illinois prior to 2005, she might yet have been killed--legally, thanks to Barack Obama.... :: more ::

Hall of Shame: 52 Members of Congress Announce Formation of the LGBT Equality Caucus

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.13.08 | 1:28PM
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In a weak show of “bipartisanship,” 50 Democrats and 2 Republicans have coalesced to constitute the Congress’s first caucus to address legislation concerning lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgendered persons. Republicans In Name Only (RINOs) Christopher Shays and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who have lived off the reservation for quite a while now, crossed the aisle and joined hands with the lavender lobby... :: more ::

You Couldn't Make This Stuff Up: Chief of the Ninth Circuit Secretly Keeps Fetish Pornography

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.11.08 | 6:21PM
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In a story related to several things we have discussed on this site lately, it was recently revealed that the Chief of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Alex Kozinski, has maintained a personal website available to the public that contains material for which ordinary people have frequently found themselves jailed.... :: more ::

Obama Captures Nomination, On Wings of Superdelegates

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.04.08 | 12:00AM
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Bouyed by more than two-dozen party-elite endorsements today, Barack Obama has crossed the threshhold to become the Presidential nominee of the Democratic party. His opponent, Hillary Clinton, has not yet conceded, but plans to weigh her options over the next few days.... :: more ::

Pfleger Pfired--Pfor a While, Anyway

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.03.08 | 11:06PM
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In a rather surprising move, Chicago's Cardinal Francis George has forced Father Michael Pfleger from his perch at Saint Sabina's on the South Side, following his race-baiting tirade in the pulpit of Trinity United Church of Christ last weekend.... :: more ::

FLDS Sect To Officially Ban Underage Marriage

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.03.08 | 7:23AM
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In a move no-doubt designed to safeguard the intentional community at the Yearning for Zion Ranch in Texas and others, an elder of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) has announced that the church will officially ban underage girls from marrying.... :: more ::

California Marriage Amendment Initiantive Easily Qualifies for November Ballot

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.03.08 | 6:55AM
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With more than one and a half times the number of signatures needed to qualify, an initiative will appear on the November California ballot to amend that state's Constitution to read: "...only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."... :: more ::

Heather May Have Too Many Mommies, But Texas Still Has to Give Her Back

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.02.08 | 6:33PM
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Though not all at once, mothers and their children taken from the Yearning for Zion intentional community of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) are getting back together after the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the state of Texas had no right to seize more than 400 children on suspicion of child abuse and endangerment.... :: more ::

Move Over, Hitler! Here Come Fritzl and the Global Warming Skeptics!

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.02.08 | 1:26PM
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In what can best be described (kindly) as a complete lack of proportionality, the Bishop of Stafford (U.K.) has accused those who do nothing about global warming of "destroying our children" and being as "guilty as Fritzl."... :: more ::

Hillary Shellacs Barack In Puerto Rico: Still Considered Out of It

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.02.08 | 8:39AM
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In a stunning victory, Hillary Clinton took more than the lion's share of delegates in Sunday's Puerto Rico primary--she took the lamb's share, too. Gaining 38 delegates from the island to Obmaa's meager 17, she comes into the home stretch still with a slim possibility of wresting victory from the jaws of defeat.... :: more ::

I Now Pronounce You Party C--Now Go Live In New York

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
05.29.08 | 10:28AM
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In one of the most romantic changes of language ever devised, the marriage licenses for the state of California will now legally wed "Party A" and "Party B." I suppose the wags in the crowd should be disappointed they didn't use "Party of the First Part" and "Party of the Second Part," since the identification of the first and second... :: more ::

Court to George Ryan: Stay Right Where You Are

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
05.27.08 | 12:43PM
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Without comment, the United States Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of former Illinois Governor George Ryan. The governor, after dodging prosecution in office, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison on 18 corruption-related charges.... :: more ::

Former President Spills Israeli Secrets

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
05.27.08 | 8:53AM
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Okay, "news" with "opinion" this time. Proving once again that he is the worst of our ex-presidents, former President James E. Carter revealed on Sunday what the world had long suspected but never known for sure: Israel is a nuclear power.... :: more ::

Court says Texas Social Services Had No Right to Seize Kids of FLDS Sect

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
05.22.08 | 4:05PM
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Six weeks after descending on the Yearning For Zion ranch in Eldorado, Texas, Child Protective Services has been told that the taking was legally inappropriate. The agency, according to the Court, did not provide sufficient evidence that the children removed were in any immediate danger.... :: more ::

Federal Appeals Court Cuts the Legs Out From Under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
05.22.08 | 8:01AM
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In a ruling sure to have far-reaching implications for the military and the country, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the military must demonstrate that an individual service member's homosexuality represents a danger to morale and that discharging that individual is the only remedy to restore it.... :: more ::

US Currency Discriminates Against the Blind, Federal Appeals Court Rules

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
05.20.08 | 5:26PM
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In a case that could become a major headache for the government, a Federal appeals court has ruled that the lack of tactile differentiation among the bills of the US currency system effectively denies meaningful access to currency to the disabled.... :: more ::

California Supreme Court Overturns Marriage Law

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
05.16.08 | 7:26AM
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In a controversial decision, the California Supreme Court has voted 4-3 to overturn the will of the people of California expressed when they overwhelmingly voted to define marriage as between “a man and a woman.”... :: more ::

How Many Hats This Year? Bob Barr Tosses His In

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
05.12.08 | 12:59PM
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Amid all the gossip and wishful thinking in cyberspace and occasionally in the mainstream media about the possibility that an as-yet-undeclared candidate might rescue us all from the Obama-Clinton-McCain mess we've gotten ourselves into comes word from Georgia Congressman Bob Barr that help is on the way.... :: more ::

Discussion: The Economy-- What Are You Doing, and What Do You Thnk About It?

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
07.22.08 | 12:56PM
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Because I am loathe to wade into the quagmire of micro- or macroeconomics, especially in a forum where everyone's an expert, but no one knows what they're talking about (which might easily be said of the entire field of Economics), I am opening the floor for discussion of how the economic situation in America is actually affecting you.... :: more ::

Obama To America: Speak Spanish, Stupid!

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
07.11.08 | 4:20PM
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Well, pardon my English, Senator--but no, thank you. On a recent campaign stop, Barack Obama (apparently through with the "trick the Christians into thinking I'm one of them" phase and kicking off the "insult average Americans" phase) opined that "English only" laws were....oh, let him tell it:... :: more ::

Obama's Bait-and-Switch on the Faith-Based Intiative

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
07.02.08 | 2:44AM
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It is to be hoped that most religious charities will not be foolhardy enough to buy Barack Obmaa's newly-minted love for the Presidential Faith-based Initiative program. For in his hands, it will bring religious folk not to new heights of ministry--but to new depths of compromise.... :: more ::

Kennedy Finally Swings the Right Way: Court Smacks Down DC Gun Ban

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.26.08 | 1:06PM
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In another 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today declared that the handgun ban in our nation's capital runs afoul of the Constitution. In a devastating blow to those who have for years argued that the Second Amendment applies only to militia groups and not to individuals, Justice Scalia, writing for the majority in District of Columbia, et. al., v.... :: more ::

Death Too Cruel for Rapists of Children: Appalling 5-4 Decision Again Points to Need for New Court

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.25.08 | 2:05PM
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This Supreme Court has done it again. In another horrific 5-4 decision, with the deciding vote cast again by Justice Kennedy, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today, in Kennedy v. Louisiana, that the death penalty constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment" for people convicted of raping children.... :: more ::

It's Getting Crowded Under That Bus--Here Comes the Whole Public

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.25.08 | 8:44AM
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Barack Obama may be a great politician, but he's a lousy friend. Word to the wise: if Barack claims to "support" or "admire" you, watch out. You may be next to feel the wheels of the Obama bus crushing your spine. Oops. Too late.... :: more ::

It’s the Stupid Judiciary, Stupid: Why No Conservative Can Afford to Stay Home in 2008

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.23.08 | 11:16AM
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When Clinton was running for president, legend has it that James Carville had a sign on his desk to help him focus on the core issue: “It’s the Economy, Stupid.” This year, however, there are three good reasons to vote Republican: the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court.... :: more ::

Democrats Showcase Their Problems for All To See: All Votes Count, But Some Votes Count More Than Others

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
06.02.08 | 7:23AM
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It was terribly amusing this weekend to watch the Democratic National Committee Rules Committee finally make a decision as to how to somehow reverse the mess it made of the Florida and Michigan primary elections. First, though, let's get two things clear: the leadership of the Democratic party blames all of this on the states, specifically the Republican parties in... :: more ::

Oregon Appeals Court Continues the March To November Chaos

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
05.27.08 | 1:21PM
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Oregon's appeals court has upheld the Oregon marriage protection amendment, setting up yet another inevitable showdown for the general election.... :: more ::

"Every Vote Should Count" Returns to Bite DNC

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
05.22.08 | 4:37PM
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It was the plaintive cry of the Democratic party during the post-election hangover of 2000, while their candidate stubbornly refused to admit he had lost the election: "Every vote doesn't count until every vote is counted." Strangely, it was Florida that caused all the trouble then, too.... :: more ::

Memo to Obama: This is Politics, Not High Tea

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
05.20.08 | 6:54AM
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Recently, Michelle Obama has been on the campaign trail, and some of the things she has said have rubbed certain commentators the wrong way.... :: more ::

California Supreme Court Hands November Election to McCain (If He’ll Take It)

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
05.16.08 | 9:39AM
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Across the country today, parents, pastors, and politicians are waking up to a whole new world in the culture war. While no one was paying attention, the California Supreme Court, in collusion with a handful of that state’s homosexual population, was preparing to smack them upside the head with a far-reaching and shocking ruling against the protection of traditional marriage.... :: more ::

Why Ann Coulter Is Wrong: The Nightmare is Not Over

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
05.12.08 | 7:59AM
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Last week, Ann Coulter gleefully observed the imminent demise of Hillary Clinton as a viable candidate with the classic phrase “Our long national nightmare is over.” But, just as Richard Nixon’s disappearance from the scene in 1973 led to his inevitable re-emergence as an elder statesman of the Republican party, so the premature political burial of Hillary will eventually come... :: more ::

Memo To Time Magazine: Call the Eco-Cuckoo Doctor:--You've Gone Crazy

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
04.18.08 | 10:20AM
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Global-warming alarmists have done a lot of goofy things. From foisting pricey poisonous light bulbs on the public to bestowing bushels of love-you awards on High Priest AlGore. But, now, global fear-mongering Time magazine has crossed an unacceptable line. This is its cover picture for the month of April (in case you missed it, or don't have children in school),... :: more ::

For OT's Sake, We Open a New Off-Topic Thread

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
04.02.08 | 5:30PM
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Since the last one closed, here is the new OT thread. We have an opening salvo asking what people think of the "John Adams" series. I am looking forward to watching what I have DVR'd, but have not seen any yet. Would anyone like to recommend it? Diss it? Talk about anything else?... :: more ::

The Answer to High Prices? Drive Them Higher!

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
03.20.08 | 5:44PM
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That seems to be what John Dingell (D-MI) thinks, when it comes to gas prices. While the rest of us are already driving less and exchanging cars to get better gas mileage, Dingell has looked upon our suffering and decided it's a good thing.... :: more ::

20 Years of Blindness? Or Just the Usual Political CYA?

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
03.14.08 | 6:35PM
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According to an essay he has authored on the Huffington Post, Barack Obama does not agree with the incendiary comments his pastor of 20 years made that have been racing across cyberspace and the alternative media: Let me say at the outset that I vehemently disagree and strongly condemn the statements that have been the subject of this controversy. I... :: more ::

Oops, Sorry. Opening Lane 2 Now: The Off-Topic Thread

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
03.13.08 | 12:23PM
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Just after I directed someone to take an off-topic discussion to the off-topic post, I found that it had closed. So, here's another one. A63, wanna talk about the war and the recession that doesn't exist? Here's some fodder for the fire. No recession. I know that disappoints you.... :: more ::

UPDATE: Eliot Spitzer Resigns, Still Doesn't Say What He Did

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
03.12.08 | 3:04PM
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This is technically a news story, but since I have a VERY strong opinion on it, I'm pushing it over here on the right side of the aisle. After watching the Governor of New York humiliate his wife and apologize for what one might call "unspoken sins" yesterday, today we got to watch him hold yet another late press conference,... :: more ::

Discussion: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Florida?

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
03.10.08 | 7:22AM
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And Michigan, for that matter? For those who haven't kept up on the latest shenanigans of the Democrat party, here's a quick review.... :: more ::

California Asserts State Control: Judge Rules Parents Have "No" Educational Rights

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
03.09.08 | 3:55PM
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Well, we've been expecting this in the wider Christian world, even if the homeschoolers of California "never saw the case coming." A California appeals court has ruled that the state of California has the right to require parents to school their children in a public or private school or to have "credentialed tutors" at home.... :: more ::

The Off-Topic Thread: Anarchy In Practice

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
02.25.08 | 3:18PM
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This is really neither news nor opinion, but those are your choices, so I picked opinion, since that's where we usually go anyway. This is a topic for all of you who find the topics we have here too limiting and feel the need to go completely off-topic. Now, I'm not talking about the 300+ post that went on about... :: more ::

"Gun-Free?" How's That Working Out For You, Professor?

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
02.18.08 | 5:34PM
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The last few weeks have not done much for the reputation of the American college campus for safety, security, or sanity. Witness:... :: more ::

There's Nothing Democratic About This Party

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
02.18.08 | 10:30AM
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A friend of mine used to always call the Democratic party the "Democrat" party, because--he said--"There's nothing democratic about the Democrat party." He just might have been right.... :: more ::

I Come to Praise Conservatism, Not to Bury It

by Kerry Jacoby, Contributing Writer
02.08.08 | 10:34AM
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As Senator John McCain inevitably marches on to cement the Republican nomination, he is cheered by his adoring followers--but there are others in the crowd who are neither adoring nor followers. They are, instead, conservatives. And they are not planning to go gentle into that good night, to steal a poetic notion from Dylan Thomas.... :: more ::