The Pendragon's Hall

Suddenly I'm liking Dr. Dobson better. While the Pendragon has not necessarily ruled out voting for John McCain (although his obscene explosion in the Senate when challenged on the woefully-lacking immigration bill had sent him down even further in my estimation), I think it would send a powerful message to the conservative Christian community if one of their leaders refused to back Giuliani and turned to Romney, despite his Mormonism. The Pendragon has had differences with Dobson in the past, but this move on his part, the realization that a Republican one does not respect could be just as bad as a Democrat. Actually, I would prefer a Democrat to Giuliani because then I could merely go into opposition party mode. If the president was a Republican, it would be hard to be in opposition. In 1996, we were faced with a candidate who was weak on social issues; in 2008 we're faced with a candidate who's wrong on the issues. Giuliani's spokesperson said the mayor believes that we need to respect people who disagree with us. Fine. We don't need to vote for them.

The Pendragon has given up on the Bush administration. It was nice while it lasted. Although Bush's approval of the new immigration bill has disgusted me so much that I may never defend him again. I will say this though: nothing he has done deserves impeachment. Censure, maybe. Criticism certainly. But if Clinton should not be impeached--almost no one should. The only punishable offense should be actually handing the keys of the Capitol over to our enemies.

In lighter news, the Ottawa Senators hockey team today sealed their place in this year's Stanley Cup by beating Buffalo 3-2 in OT. As an American who hates all things Buffalo and has ties to Ottawa, this game makes the Pendragon very happy.