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By David Knowles - AOL News(Aug. 5) -- Critics of "activist judges," start your engines! A developing subplot to Wednesday's ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker that overturned California's Proposition 8, which prohibited same-sex marriage, is that Walker is himself reported to be gay. During the case, articles in publications ranging from the San Francisco Chronicle to the conservative website World Net Daily raised the issue of how Walker's sexuality would, or would not, affect his decision. After Wednesday's outcome, the topic bubbled up again. An editorial on the website My Auburn California ...
Social Conservative, Heal Thyself!
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyOver at National Review's The Corner, Maggie Gallagher has posted a very good assessment on why social conservatives tend to be bad at politics. Her blog inspired American Spectator's Jim Antle to respond with his own post, which hits the nail on the head. In my experience, social conservative organizations are less professional and polished than other organizations even within the conservative movement. They tend to lack effective spokesmen. And many of their spokesmen, I have found, are unable to call a friendly reporter back by the time of his deadline. As a social conservative myself, it ...
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