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Entry: Ross Douthat's Chutes and Ladders Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/ross_douthats_chutes_and_ladders#32626 Post contents: "[S]quinting his eyes shut tight against the `why'"? OK, forget about the Machiavelli thing. We both agree that I didn't get what you meant to say. Your particular ghost story, that subsidizing heterosexual parents means subsidizing homosexual parents too, doesn't frighten me. Given homosexual "marriage" (which is bad) and a complex tax code (which is bad), it's not obvious to me that subsidizing gay couples who raise children is bad too. At least the little tykes will have beautifully decorated nurseries, right? I guess there's little doubt from a Catholic point of view, but is there an argument that might be convincing to an atheist like me? The answer for your example may be relevant to your general argument, which is reasonable but still unconvincing. Your suggestion that I support McCain doesn't insult me that much either. I don't like him, but I do like the idea of issue-oriented coalitions with mainstream conservatives and, yes, neoconservatives. I know--now everybody go read "Answering Blasphemy". Sent at: 2008 12 01