UPDATE: My post from yesterday used the original text of a speech by former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs at the Republican. He actually ad libbed and changed the language in a way that hedges slightly as to whether McCain will lead a spiritual revival but add some other, er, theological material a bit surprising…

This strikes me as a very fair-minded response to Biden from the Catholic Bishops: BISHOPS RESPOND TO SENATOR BIDEN’S STATEMENTS REGARDING CHURCH TEACHING ON ABORTION WASHINGTON–Cardinal Justin F. Rigali, chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and Bishop William E. Lori, chairman, U.S. Bishops Committee on Doctrine, issued the following statement: Recently we…

Another sign that while the Palin nomination is energizing all sorts of voters, it’s backfiring among Jews: Ed Koch, the former Mayor of New York City, who endorsed and campaigned for George W. Bush in 2004, has now endorsed Obama. The reason, he told Politico.com: “The designation of Palin to be vice president. She’s scary.”…

WND.com, the popular conservative website asks, whether Obama’s statement on This Week with George Stephanopolous was a “Slip of the tongue or momentary confusion?”Obama said John McCain had not spread rumors that Obama was Muslim:”You’re absolutely right that John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith. And you’re absolutely right that that has not…

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