Fascinating headline: Megachurches Build a Republican Base (HT: SmartChristian); however, the article is a bit troubling.  While Evangelicals generally support Republicans, if the bond becomes too strong Republicans run the risk of being taken over by the “the Base” - as is much evident in the Democratic party today.  This is the root of the problems in the increasing polarization of politics.  Frankly, this lies at the heart of why I hooked up with Lowell to start this blog.

A view on Romney and the current “Big Dig” issue in Mass.  This article  is a little rough on him, but does point out what may be the real central ‘08 issue - a referendum on the MBA style of governance, which Bush has established and which Romney looks to continue.  It is not perfect - unlike stockholders, voters come with a large variety of motivations for supporting a CEO, and the CEO has got to reach out to most of them.

An update from Lowell:  This American Spectator profile of Senator George Allen is interesting because Allen is considered by many to be Romney’s chief conservative competitor for the GOP nomination.  Notably, you will search the article in vain for any mention of Romney’s religious faith.

Also, WizBang has additional comments about the Big Dig controversy:

This is one of the rarest of moments, when both principle and political opportunity are converging for Mitt Romney. If he can somehow pull off the kind of miracle he did with the Olympics and salvage something out of this gaping hole in the ground, then he will have one hell of a credential to present to voters in 2008. And more importantly, he just might economically save the city of Boston — and, by extension, the state of Massachusetts.

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