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Shakesville — "The dust is settling on the 'bipartisan' stimulus bill and one thing is clear: It is anti-religious. ... You would think the ACLU drafted this bill. For all of the talk about bipartisanship, this Congress is blatantly liberal."—GOP presidential reject Mike Huckabee, giving me another " ...

Huckabee: ‘One thing is clear,’ the economic recovery package is ‘anti-religious.’
Think Progress — ... .” To support his claim, Huckabee “pointed to a provision in both the House and Senate versions banning higher education funds in the bill from being used on a ‘school or department of divinity.’” But as Steve Benen explains, “Huckabee is bearing false witness“: ...

Roll Call claims Republicans have put their culture war ‘knives away,’ but they haven’t.
Think Progress — ... “I can’t imagine how out of touch people would think we are if we weren’t focused on the economy,” one GOP leadership aide said. But the fact is, many of the conservative attacks on President Obama’s economic recovery plan have been based in the culture wars. During the stimulus debate, congressional conservatives attacked family planning provisions and STD prevention provisions. Some, such as Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), even falsely claimed that the bill was “an attack on people of faith.” Clearly, the ...

Japanese Foreign Minister resigns after purportedly appearing drunk at briefing with reporters.
The Hollywood Liberal — ... and away from divisive social issues. “I can’t imagine how out of touch people would think we are if we weren’t focused on the economy,” one GOP leadership aide said. But the fact is, many of the conservative attacks on President Obama’s economic recovery plan have been based in the culture wars. During the stimulus debate, congressional conservatives attacked family planning provisions and STD prevention provisions . Some, such as Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), even falsely claimed that the bill was “ an attack on people of faith .” Clearly, the GOP’s ...