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...just as the Catholic Churches fear of bad press was a reason for the failure to deal with the abuse problems, so to your KNEE-JERK defense of Norquist blinds you to the problem. Look what happened to the Catholic Church in this country. "Catholic Priest" has become a synonymm for pedophile....

Yes, and why is that? You're the one that's pushing the liberal technique which is parallel to the Norquist case- that a few pedophiles in the church, somehow undoes their exemplary record of goodness. You tell me what this sickness is, in the American conservative fraternity, whereby people like yourself will rush to condemn one of our own, and thereby do the liberals' work for them. Even trying to discount the overwheening arrogance and self-satisfaction that shines from your posts, do you *really* think that someone like Norquist would be enabling a Muslim 'fifth column' in your country? Trying to put one over the President, the FBI? Wake up to yourself, mate. There's a billion Muslims out there, and we are going to have to get along with them when this current madness from a tiny percentage settles down.

Yes, and why is that? You're the one that's pushing the liberal technique which is parallel to the Norquist case- that a few pedophiles in the church, somehow undoes their exemplary record of goodness.
I'm am doing no such thing.
Failure to remove a cancer allows it to spread.
Failure to rebuke or punish a member of your coalition who has committed a grave offence casts doubt on everyone, and gives ammunition to enemies.
You know this. Calling me an enemy is purile.

You tell me what this sickness is, in the American conservative fraternity, whereby people like yourself will rush to condemn one of our own, and thereby do the liberals' work for them.
Easy. We know that the left will use a single transgressor to smear us all. Thus we have both a moral and tactical reason to expunge those who hurt us.

Even trying to discount the overwheening arrogance and self-satisfaction that shines from your posts, do you *really* think that someone like Norquist would be enabling a Muslim 'fifth column' in your country?
Pride, self-deception, and failure to account for the future are universal human failings.
Character is shown in how one responds to mistakes. Norquist responded by using PC spin to smear his critics rather than look at his new friends.

Trying to put one over the President, the FBI? Wake up to yourself, mate. There's a billion Muslims out there, and we are going to have to get along with them when this current madness from a tiny percentage settles down.
The road to hell is paved by good intentions.
The reality is that by failing to differentiate between Muslims and Islamists, we are ensuring that Islamism spreads both in this country and around the world.
The fear is self-fulfilling as it radicalizes the Muslims so that reasonable protections are seen as illegitimate attacks.