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To: NYer
The Republican National Committee has chosen Michael Steele, a devout Catholic

Blago is supposedly a devout Catholic too. I'm more interested in whether or not he's going to represent a hard line against government spending, gun control, illegal immigration, socialized medicine, and the host of evils lumped under the so-called "social justice" label.

5 posted on 01/31/2009 5:59:59 AM PST by from occupied ga (Your most dangerous enemy is your own government,)
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To: from occupied ga
I'm more interested in whether or not he's going to represent a hard line against government spending, gun control, illegal immigration, socialized medicine, and the host of evils lumped under the so-called "social justice" label.

No doubt you are familiar with the expression: You can please all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time but you can't please all of the people all of the time. A quick tour through the history of political candidates is sufficient to understand what happens to hard liners. Some will love them but they never get elected.

In his ONLY televised interview last night, with his friend Sean Hannity, Steele noted that the RNC believes the majority of Americans are middle roaders, slightly to the right. That group, I believe, will be his audience. The fact that he is pro-life is a major starting point in eliminating wasted tax-payer dollars on abortion or towards legalized euthanasia. It will be a long time, even for a liberal, to get legislation banning personal ownership of guns. So, relax and enjoy the fireworks.

6 posted on 01/31/2009 6:17:20 AM PST by NYer ("Run from places of sin as from a plague." - St. John Climacus)
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To: from occupied ga
Blago is Serbian Orthodox
11 posted on 01/31/2009 6:35:12 AM PST by VidMihi ("In fide, unitas; in dubiis, libertas; in omnibus, caritas.")
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To: from occupied ga
Blago hasn't set foot in a church in years.

When he feels the occasional need for spiritual guidance he turns to a variety of sources, including most recently, a group of black pastors who offered him counseling during the Senate seat fiasco.

19 posted on 01/31/2009 7:52:58 AM PST by marshmallow ("A country which kills its own children has no future"- Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
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To: from occupied ga
>> Blago is supposedly a devout Catholic too. <<

Blago is a member of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Where did you get the idea he was Catholic?

38 posted on 01/31/2009 10:21:36 PM PST by BillyBoy (Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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