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...moral values,” a.k.a. religious values, a.k.a. conservative Christian religious values. These voters are likely to side with such newly minted senators as Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who believes that “abortionists” should be punished with the death penalty, and Jim DeMint, R-S.C., who insists that single mothers should not be permitted to teach public school. Fanaticism reigns as in a twenty-first century Salem—but I’m pretty sure that even Roger Chillingsworth would have endorsed stem-cell research...
...with extremist declamations on the culture wars. Bush the son is careful to avoid coarse language about gays and lesbians. As Air Force One flew to South Carolina last week, the President made clear his opposition to gay marriage but added, "I'm not against anybody," according to Jim DeMint, a Republican Congressman who was aboard. "If some people want to have a contract, that's O.K., but marriage is the foundation of society...
...hard hit by trade competition. One key pro-Bush vote, for example, came from North Carolina Republican Robin Hayes, who regularly opposes trade bills but switched sides after the White House promised to protect his state's textile producers. The decisive ballot was cast by South Carolina's Jim DeMint, who changed his vote to Bush's side when the tally hit 214-214. At the last minute, G.O.P. leaders promised DeMint that South Carolina textile companies would be protected against cheap Caribbean and Latin imports. But Lindsey Graham, a fellow S.C. Republican who is running for a Senate seat...