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12.28.07 @ 12:01AM

PREACHER DON'T POLITICK
Re: Michael P. Orsi's Evangelist and Enabler:

I enjoyed the piece on Billy Graham immensely, as it is something that I have always felt about Mr. Graham. While I respect his evangelism and his faith, I have had doubts about his deep involvement in politics and with politicians, not to mention his increasing ecumenism in recent years.

Mr. Graham has always seemed to be more interested in being a part of the political inner circle than in actually ministering to any of these men. Both sides have used the other: the politicians benefit from having the support of a man that is nearly universally loved and respected, while Mr. Graham gets to bask in the glow of these powerful men and have his ego stroked.

I have never understood how a man such as Graham could be true to his faith while supporting nearly every position that his political "friends" held. It just seems odd that a man who calls himself a Christian can sit idly by and support abortion, or not speak out against the policy of segregation.

Thank you so much for this excellent analysis of Mr. Graham's "career" in political circles.
-- Eric Edwards
Walnut Cove, North Carolina

HAVE A VERY OBJECTIVIST CHRISTMAS
Re: R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.'s Season's Jeerings:

Once again Emmett Tyrrell has indulged himself in one of his greatest pleasures -- imagining that liberals are about to end Christmas. Never mind that he has confused Christmas with a lot of contemporary cultural hoopla. If I could wave a magic wand and address all of the grievances enumerated, I wouldn't do it. In this time of giving it would be shameful to take away something the gentleman cherishes so deeply.
-- Mike Roush
North Carolina

Why is "disturbing the peace" at the heart of the liberal project? Because "disturbing the peace" is the practical means by which the liberal activist feeds his or her sense of moral vanity.

You see, ironically, Hegelian logic seems to have some basis in reality. "A" can be simultaneously equal to "not-A."

The proclaimed selflessness of the activist liberal is merely the proclamation of pathological self-absorption. For the liberal activist, it (whatever that may be at the moment) always was, and always will be, about themselves and their moral superiority.
-- Nat Pomrenze
P.S. That's why leftist theory appeals to both ignorant teenagers and "grown-ups" with the intellectual horsepower of ignorant teenagers. It's all Me! Me! Me! first, last, and always (and consequences be damned).

PROFOUND KUCINICH
Re: W. James Antle III's The Kucinich Crack-Up:

According to the Nation, "A vote for (Kucinich) would be a principled one."

That's a laugh!

The only principle Dennis has is getting elected, and he cares not what the office. He has campaigned for City Councilman, Clerk of Court, Mayor, State Representative, Governor, City Councilman again, State Senator, U.S. Congressman, and President. I don't think he has ever held a job in the private sector. He is greedy for office as some are greedy for money.

I have never agreed with his politics but I used to have a grudging respect for the guy when he was that rarest of animals: a pro-life Democrat. When he began hallucinating that he could be President, he sold out and received in return less than 4 percent of the votes in Democratic presidential primaries in 2004. The price of Kucinich's principles is not high.

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