Today’s Reading List – November 29, 2006
Brendan Miniter looks at Romney's recent moves on same-sex marriage in Massachuetts. Miniter asserts that Romney's moves are aimed not just at his state, but at his potential national campaign. It makes the excellent point that such moves are not necessarily purely self-serving. Regardless of result, if Romney puts the issue front-and-center it will be a major accomplishment.
Even Glenn Reynolds is taking exception to Andrew Sullivan. Glenn is no great defender of religion, nor as he quotes, is Sullivan's other major counterpoint in all this, Ann Althouse. That says most of what needs to be said.
A lengthy, but excellent, blog post springing from Hugh Hewitt's ETS remarks and looking at Martin Luther's thoughts on a "religious test. The point? Luther may often be improperly quoted on the "wise Turk/foolish Christian" thing, but the sentiment remains. Hugh, who always speaks extemporaneously, has promised us the text of the speech for publication here as soon as he can get it together.
American Baptist Press summarizes the same Hewitt speech.
Newt's definitely dancing, but I still think he needs a partner – maybe he's looking for one?
Lowell: I hope Newt doesn't run, but I hope Romney listens to him.
John Dickerson, writing at Slate, says it is time now for Romney to address "The Question" directly. Nah – the heat the issue saw this last week is because it was an incredibly slow news weekend over the holiday, and the discussion was amongst the select few in the blogosphere. This issue has to get a lot more public before it can be put to bed by the candidate himself – a lot more public. If he tried something now, it'll just come up again as more hear about him.
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