>>>>>>>>http://news.yahoo.com/applause-perry-defends-texas-death-penalty-020621677.html
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>>>>>>>>"...Rick Perry is defending the death penalty in Texas and says he's never struggled with whether any of the inmates executed during his time as governor might have been innocent....."
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>>>>>>>>In order to struggle with your conscience, first you have to have one.
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>>>>>>>>Todd Willingham
>>>>>>>>http://camerontoddwillingham.com/
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>>>>>>>>I sure hope this guy doesn't get elected.
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>>>>>>>As you probably already know, Perry calls evolution "just a theory."
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>>>>>>Are you serious? I was unaware of that - but I guess that doesn't surprise me.
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>>>>>>>If Palin doesn't somehow wind up as the Republican nominee, I will gladly settle for Perry ;-)
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>>>>>>Either one of these two idiots as president is a scary thought. What baffles me is that the American voter seems to be just as stupid.
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>>>>>you're right...the ones that voted for the clown that we have today...
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>>>>I think either Mitt or Perry are capable of beating Obama. Perry had a great night last night, which he needed.
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>>>>The Republicans have a great 1-2 combo in the general election of the economy and Obamacare, but Mitt would have a hard time capitalizing on Obamacare.
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>>>>Perry might just be my new favorite, although the lefties are going to caricaturize the hell out of him, which we can't do with Obama because it would make us racist.
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>>>I am going to disagree with you reasonably, or at least try to. Not about the racism angle. We have been down that road before and it didn't get any of us anywhere. What I disagree about is your opinion that Rick Perry is being caricatured. IMO when someone calls evolution "just a theory" in this day and age it tells me he is either uneducated or pandering shamelessly to the Tea Party and other hard core conservatives. Yes, all politicians from all points on the spectrum pander to some extent. I thought this statement from Perry was major cause for concern, that's all.
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>>Excuse me... but when did it become the LAW of evolution? I believe its still called the Theory of evolution....
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>It's funny how people complain about how religion is crammed down their throat... anymore it's just the opposite.

Since you are responding indirectly to something I wrote I will say I don't think religion is crammed down my throat. Not on a national level. Those who try it with me individually don't get very far, although I hear them out politely. On the larger scale, maybe it's a little disturbing that 30% of Americans describe themselves as evangelical.

I'm all for more science and math being crammed down the throats of American students. It's not the be-all and end-all, nor am I saying we should live by science alone. But in the new global world the nations who are more rigorous about technical education, the way we used to be, are eating our lunch.