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I think it’s now time to play the “Mitt Romney would/should/could appoint (insert well-known Mormon here) as _____” game.

GA’s and famous Mormons are fair game.    Creating a new position is also allowed.

As in:  Romney would appoint Deiter F. Uchtdorf as head of the FAA, Jeffrey Holland as head of Dept of Education.

What should be a pet-cause for Ann Romney?  (Michelle Obama’s is diet/weight-loss, Laura Bush’s was education, Nancy Reagan’s was Say No to Drugs.)

I nominate Family Home Evening to be Ann Romney’s cause.

(Various ideas can be found/stolen from a “Mitt Romney is so Mormon…” meme at various places on the net. A list of the best is here.)

A touching essay on how the dying talk about God.

And an unflatterintg look at Harvard divinity professors.

Walter Russell Mead argues that it is our success that has so disorganized our society.

Their reckless frenetic conspiracy-mindedness gives me the only chance I’ll ever have to use the phrase “hell on wheels within wheels.” (more…)

In a single snarky run-on sentence. Which doesn’t mean it isn’t spot-on.

State of the Union speech assessed as being at eighth-grade level.

His Majesty: “Lord Vader, which audience do you mean? The American public, or Congress?”

Yes.

Holding a suspect until the police arrive isn’t vigilante justice. It’s sustaining and upholding the law.

Video of Afghanistan war crimes      (more…)

Gingrich’s space ideas, some of ‘em, make me want to hoot ‘n’ holler. But his other notions plumb make me want to shoot the cheatin’ varmint. Them thar fancifal decoctions of what he is pleased to call his headpiece are dumber than a steer in a dairy.

Every day this week.

I’ve sometimes had the weird experience of learning new truths about the gospel from an outsider. (more…)

Looks worth a look, see here.

My project to read the Bible this year has gotten me up to Genesis 30. I’ve had an amazing insight that has never occurred to anyone before. (more…)

It doesn’t really mention what Friedman’s argument was, other than that he believed polygamy was efficient. Does anyone know?