[betty boop]

...unfortunately we have to fight, though fight honestly, reasonably, and without real malice, but with real love.

Yes, Brother A -- with real love. It is said that "love conquers all." Certainly, Satan detests it!

[unspun]

But earlier generations of Americans understood far better than we do where to draw the line between the political and the personal. Today the fashion is to assume that every problem has a specifically political solution. That's quite a transition in basic assumptions, for which we have the progressive Left penetration of our political and media establishments to thank.

Agreed, of course. Yet in the study of people, there are almost always at least two extremes. If you'd like an example, though about how people can be so fuzzy minded they think govenment doesn't have a role where it naturally has for ages, check this out:

Poll in the conservative state news site, Illinois Leader: http://www.illinoisleader.com

Question: "Today we ask the identical poll question as the current Chicago Free Press (which bills itself as "the Midwest's #1 Gay Newspaper"): Will gay Americans be able to marry in the U.S...."

Someone's write-in answer: "Why is the government in the marriage business to begin with? Let the churches decide who they want to recognize as being married,"

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