Heh.

Why the long face, John?

Excellent. Contrary to what some might think, I would love nothing more than for both major political parties to fight for the votes of prolifers.

(LvJeffH)

You stay classy, Charlie.

Charlie Spiering has this report for National Catholic Register. Here’s a taste, which includes a quote from yours truly:

Catholic Democratic activists believe that Biden’s faith will be an asset to the Obama campaign — particularly in Pennsylvania, his native state.

Chris Corzen of Catholics United stated, “Senator Biden’s selection as vice presidential candidate is a positive development for Americans who respect leaders who have strong religious, family and personal values.”

But Stephen Dillard, the founder of a new blog, Catholics Against Joe Biden, disagreed. “I think Obama’s selection of Biden may help him with cultural or cafeteria Catholics,” he said, “But I don’t see faithful Catholics voting for the most pro-abortion presidential ticket ever simply because Biden grew up as a Catholic.”

And the dems wonder why some Americans question their patriotism.

Update: The article has been updated, and the dems are denying that they intended to throw the flags out. You can read the updates and conclude for yourself whether you believe their explanation.

Bishop Zubik joins the fray:

On Sunday, August 24, on “Meet the Press,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stepped out of her political role and completely misrepresented the teaching of the Catholic Church in regard to abortion. She said that Church teaching condemning procured abortion is somehow new and therefore unsettled. She could not have been more wrong.

Jesus proclaimed the sacredness of human life throughout his teaching and ministry. In a Roman world where abortion was commonplace, the Church proclaimed its intrinsic moral evil. The Didache, perhaps the earliest known Christian manual of moral teaching dating from the first century, rejected abortion. Early Church councils considered it one of the most serious crimes.

That teaching has remained constant and unaltered for two millennia.

As the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith re-stated in 1974, “The first right of the human person is his life. … It does not belong to society, nor does it belong to public authority in any form to recognize this right for some and not others. … From the time the ovum is fertilized, a life is begun which is neither that of the father nor of the mother; it is rather the life of a new human being.”

The teaching of the Church on abortion is settled. And as old as the Gospels.

Another night. More “unifying” from the dems. What a delight.

Have at it in the comments section. I’ll probably join in on the fun.

Update: I am live blogging over at RedState.

Recently I’ve heard Obama and his supporters repeatedly use a phrase that, as a conservative, I think is wonderfully tone deaf.  I finally saw it in print in Byron York’s NRO column today:

Speaking to reporters in Illinois this week, [Obama] took pains to play down the razzle-dazzle [aspect of his acceptance speech]. “I’m not aiming for a lot of high rhetoric,” he said of his upcoming speech. “I’m much more concerned with communicating how I intend to help middle-class families live their lives.”

“People know that I can give the kind of speech that I gave four years ago,” Obama continued. “That’s not the question on voters’ minds. I think they’re much more interested in, what am I going to do to help them in their lives? And so, in that sense, this is going to be a more workmanlike speech.”

Can you think of a more intrusive or condescending way to say that “I’m from the government and I’m here to help” than this?  The phrase is clunky, to boot.  And I hope it forms the rhetorical core of his acceptance speech.

Have at it.

I may even do a little “live blogging” in the comments section.

Take that, Speaker Pelosi:

Like many other citizens of this nation, I was shocked to learn that the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States of America would make the kind of statements that were made to Mr. Tom Brokaw of NBC-TV on Sunday, August 24, 2008. What the Speaker had to say about theologians and their positions regarding abortion was not only misinformed; it was also, and especially, utterly incredible in this day and age.

We are blessed in the 21st century with crystal-clear photographs and action films of the living realities within their pregnant mothers. No one with the slightest measure of integrity or honor could fail to know what these marvelous beings manifestly, clearly, and obviously are, as they smile and wave into the world outside the womb. In simplest terms, they are human beings with an inalienable right to live, a right that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is bound to defend at all costs for the most basic of ethical reasons. They are not parts of their mothers, and what they are depends not at all upon the opinions of theologians of any faith. Anyone who dares to defend that they may be legitimately killed because another human being “chooses” to do so or for any other equally ridiculous reason should not be providing leadership in a civilized democracy worthy of the name.

Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York

If you’re watching the Dem Convention, and want to comment on the speeches and festivities, feel free to do so in the comments section.

I do ask that you refrain from saying anything nasty about Senator Ted Kennedy. The man is very sick, and I don’t believe in kicking someone while they’re down.

I may even do a little live blogging per the request of SA reader Top Shelf.

Live Blogging:

Sweet Lord is John Kerry boring (I am watching him being interviewed on MSNBC). Can y’all believe that this joker came as close as he did to being president? (more…)

Catholic News Agency has the details.

(LvChristopher)

Uh, I don’t think these words mean what you think they mean, Speaker Pelosi.

You can check out my latest political web-based project here. You’ll no doubt recognize some of the other bloggers involved.

Oh, and not five minutes after we launched, someone marked our blog as a “spam blog” with blogger, which means we’re locked out for the time being.

No surprise there. Some folks are afraid of the truth.

Update: Good news. We can get into the blog now.

It’s official. Obama has chosen a proabortion “Catholic” as his running mate.

Update: This may explain part of the reason Biden was chosen.

The buzz is that Obama will select Joe Biden as his running mate. So, in the spirit of bipartisanship, I thought I would share with y’all my favorite Joe Biden moment:

(LvPublius)

Apparently, the proabort wing of the Democratic Party–i.e., the overwhelming majority of its party members–is thrilled (see 4:17 to 5:35) with the “compromise language” crafted by folks like Professor Kmiec.

I don’t care for John Edwards. Never have, and probably never will. That having been said, the MSM’s over-the-top coverage of Edwards’s admission that he had an extramarital affair is beyond ridiculous.

Look, the man finally admitted his sin (as he should have), and he is clearly devastated by this very public humiliation. So drop it already. He’s not the dem nominee, and he now has no chance of being Obama’s veep. As such, there’s no need to continue kicking this guy while he is down; if for no other reason than his wife and children have certainly done nothing to deserve this kind of unrelenting scrutiny. I, for one, take no joy in John Edwards’s personal failings, and my thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time.

You can’t make this stuff up, folks: Senate dems are actually filing ethics complaints against Senator Tom Coburn because he delivers babies free of charge.

Does anyone believe that this complaint would have been filed against Senator Coburn if he had been performing free abortions?

Of course not.

Heck, were that the case, ”Born Alive” Obama would no doubt ask the good senator from Oklahoma to be his Veep on a proabort “unity” ticket.

(crosses fingers and hopes for a Malkin Award)

(Cross-posted at RedState and Fidelis)

So says Nancy Pelosi. As you read the story, keep in mind that the Democrats will almost certainly have larger Congressional majorities next January than they do now.

This loser would be president right now.

(Shudders)

(LvAlarming News)

Glenn Greenwald wants to boot them out.

This comment in response to this post.

Priceless.

(LvTOF)

Mary Anastasia O’Grady worries about the similarities.  In the accompanying video, beginning at 2:42, she explains what happened when Argentina abandoned the ideals of private property and limited government, and why that should matter to American voters.

You know, the libs really do have no shame whatsoever. They nominate the most proabortion politician in the history of these United States, and then have the audacity to run an ad like this:

Unbelievable.

Nice to see some fortitude from a GOP Congressman.  In other words, right on, brutha:

h/t RWN

SA’s next guest blogger? :)

Obama is indeed a radical leftist.

The Democratic Party: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory once again.

Update: And it’s only getting better.

And better.

Heh. Just think of how much fun Rush is going to have on Monday.