This guy has a point, somebody inside had to get the info out.  However, odds are that it was not to the Globe, it was to McCain people who in turn gave it to the Globe.  As this story rolls, I think it important to remember that building a network of any sort is not a problem.  All churches risk their non-profit status if they engage in political speech or activity, but even that is not a crime, it just means they have to pay taxes.

Lowell:  Here's a fairly lengthy analysis on the controversy surrounding the Ankle-Biting Pundits yesterday (about the Boston Globe story on Romney's Mormon network). I posted it elsewhere because it didn't seem quite right for this blog. It turns out that the Ankle-Biting Pundits blogger who who is putting out negative "buzz" about Romney is a consultant.  His business is to use the internet to shape public opinion for his clients.  John McCain's one of his clients.  You can draw your own conclusions.

One of the more interesting aspects of primary politics is that primary opponents have to be careful not to damage the party as well as the opponent, else they destroy general election chances, regardless of who prevails.  However John McCain has shown little in the way of party loyalty throughout his career.  This leftist rant, which vaguely pins its argument on this Mormon attack from McCain, is a great example of how to violate this principle.  The Republican party is now forced into a corner regarding a memorial to the Armenian genocide?!

UPDATE to my evangelical brethren: The legs on the "Mormon network" story are beginning to amaze me.  If the story is allowed to be truly effective, it will hurt not only Romney, but the idea of religious networks for poitical action in general.  You know, all those PAC's and 527's we value so highly - Chuck Colson, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, Tony Perkins, David Barton - all could be reduced to irrelevancy by the same arguement.  We need to be defending against this kind of argument, regardless of your concerns about a specific candidate.

Romney said this at Liberty Sunday.  I think it political genius to take an issue that started in his home state and nationalize it.   It makes a presidential run a continuation of his mission.

Speaking of Romney being pithy watch this (HT: Powerline)

Everytime I hear more about Obama, I cannot help but reflect that a primary battle between a woman and an African-American is some sort of Democrat dilemma beyond resolve.  Can't you just see the brains stuck in a loop?  Which is the more oppressed? - most minority?

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