I really don’t know what he was before Mormon, except an alcoholic, which led (when he bottomed out) to his joining the Mormon Church, thus my comment about his “conversion.”
A couple of things. Glenn appears to have made a sincere conversion to devout Christian. Also he recently had a diagnosis that he could go blind within the next year.
I believe that he is able to tap into the growing disatisfaction that people have with an ever expanding government by giving some perspective to why many of us feel the way we do.
I find it refreshing that he can freely and openly express his faith. When you look at the hundreds of thousands who went to D.C. he does appear to be connecting with an awful lot of people. I think that is a good thing.
“Social and fiscal conservatives win. Maverick McCain moderates? Pfah!”
I agree totally! I think McCain’s loss has more to due with conservative rebellion. Maine, a very blue state, voted for a citizens veto of a beverage tax passed by the legislature by almost the same margins that Obama had. Palin kept McCain respectable to some conservatives, but obviously not enough.
This Catholic family of five voting age members, all cast votes for McCain. Most Catholics I know, even ones I would describe as liberal are supporting McCain. When Gov. Palin came to town I saw many members of my parish in attendance.
I’d like to make one correction. It is Deer Isle, Maine, not Deer Island. He is correct though, Nervous Nellie’s does have excellent jams.
I grew up a couple of miles from there. It used to be a very conservative place, mostly fishermen and small business owners. In the 60’s it was “discovered” by the artistic crowd from NYC. Now it is a liberal sewer. Members of my family, who still live there, have been infected with the liberal disease.