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HEH. Cover blown….
Instapundit — HEH. Cover blown.

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Daily Pundit — Over at Althouse, I was going through some comments and stumbled across this playlist of bad songs; veritable crimes against humanity where music is concerned. I, of course, could not resist throwing it into DP like a burlap sack writhing with psychotic rats. So, for your horror and amusement: “Afternoon Delight” — by the Starland Vocal Band “Alone Again (Naturally)” — Gilbert O’Sullivan “At Seventeen” — Janis Ian “Brand New Key” — Melanie “Brandy (You’re A Fine ...

What Is A Liberal? Part I: Andrew Sullivan, Forbes, and Sarah Palin
Stubborn Facts — ... The choice of Sullivan bothered me, because while the argument for Sullivan as a liberal is not a new one made by the Right, it's still based on the same flimsy reasoning. If you read the description, the comments on Althouse, and if you pay attention to the general feeling of a lot of righty types, the general argument is thatSully is a liberal because he supported Obama (admittedly to the point of hero worship), supports gay marriage, has sharply criticized Bush (on torture, etc), and opposed Sarah Palin. Now, one can have varying opinions on the rightness or wrongness of ...

The Personal Validation Argumentfor State Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage
GayPatriot — ... one akin to that Jonathan Rauch makes in his book, Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America. There are many good reasons for the state to recognize monogamous same-sex unions as marriage, but making people feel validated is not one of them.  It is not the government’s role to make us feel good about ourselves.  And some who have opined in favor of gay marriage should know better, particularly when they flaunt a media-bestowed mantle of conservatism.