Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Tuesday's Roundup of News

>Columbus Mayor Coleman Young presided at the grand opening of the Zangmeister Center this morning in Columbus, Ohio.

>Former President Bill Clinton will be the commencement speaker for Ohio State's June graduation. (The Lantern)

>Isn't it amazing that Paul Wolfowitz is blaming the media for his recent fall from power? (See MSNBC) Why won't these guys ever take responsiblity for their actions?

>According to a recent story in the Dispatch, right wing evangelical voters who have historically voted for Republicans are not supporting Giuliani. Here are some excerpts from the Dispatch:

Many evangelical Republican voters who love to loathe Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton might deem the comment you are about to read as heretical.

But Lori Viars doesn't care. She sees Republican presidential front-runner Rudy Giuliani as a greater threat to the values of conservative Christians who underpin the GOP than Clinton or any other Democrat running for president.

"He's a card-carrying liberal, and conservatives, particularly evangelical conservatives, are not going to vote for him," Viars said. "Rudy, being pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, is a deal-breaker for me. I will not vote for him, even against Hillary."

Viars is not just another face in the Republican rank and file. She is a board member of the Warren County Republican Party and executive director of Family First, a pro-family political action committee....