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theCL Report (January 24, 2012)

We can suppose no other object to be placed before ourselves but happiness… We are then entitled to pursue happiness in that way in which it can be shown we are most likely to find it, and as each man can be the only judge of his own happiness, it follows that each man must be left free so to exercise his faculties and so to direct his energies as he may think fit to produce happiness; – with one most important limitation. His freedom in this pursuit of freedom must not interfere with the exactly corresponding freedom of others. -- Auberon Herbert

The Newt Gingrich

Evangelical “Open Marriage” Vote Wins South Carolina

Believe it or not, "futurist" Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina Republican primary - decidedly - scoring 40.4% of the vote. Yeah, I have no way of processing it either.

What message are voters trying to send here? Why would conservatives support a government-expanding, TARP supporting, serial hypocrite, Freddie Mac lobbyist and a disgraced former-Speaker lacking moral character whom most of America hates?