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     Last week there was a “Values Voter Summit” in Washington, DC, where about 6,000 Christian conservatives listened to presentations from a number of the GOP candidates.  Evidently, in their straw poll following the presentations, Mitt Romney came in first, with Mike Huckabee a close second and Ron Paul a strong third.  (I rather like Ron Paul, who feels as I do about the Iraq War.)

     What baffles me is this whole notion of even considering one of these GOP candidates (except, perhaps, Ron Paul) if you truly are a “Values Voter”.  What could these values be? 
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In this Progressive Review item, Editor Sam Smith infers from Hillary Clinton’s bellicose stance regarding Iran that she is actually psychopathic.  I’m not sure if she’s a psycopath or simply the most politically pragmatic (read: lacking any moral conviction) candidate out there.  How could anyone possibly prefer this person to Barack Obama?! 

SMITH - Given that so many politicians lie, equivocate, exaggerate
or change their positions, it is difficult sometimes to diagnose a truly
sick pol. But as with other psychopaths, there are a few clues. One is
the way they explain themselves when they’re caught. Normal politicians
may apologize and ask that we move on or they may say that new factors
had entered the equation and so forth. But a truly psychopathic
politician will give an explanation devoid of intellectual of moral
justification because it is enough for them that their new position
helps them do what they want to do. It doesn’t occur to them that
morality has anything to do with it.
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