Producer's Desk — conservatism

• Reading Guide - Pelosi Health “Reform” Bill - GOP.gov

  NOTE: The above article is by the Republican party. We’re having a staffer review the document for accuracy.

• Bill H.R. 3962 in it’s entirety (1,990-page PDF) - House.gov

• 15 Principles for Health Care Reform - Richard Land/ERLC

Bonus content:

• Why Government Health Care Keeps Falling in the Polls - Arthur Brooks
• Land Submits Testimony Against D.C. Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich will join Richard Land during Hour 3 of today’s broadcast:

2:06 pm ET, 1:06 pm CT.

Kudos to Jeremy Dys (The Family Policy Council of West Virginia) as he pleads with West Virginians for human rights for babys in the Charleston Gazette. Catch the official FPCWV blog here.

EXCERPT: Deciding which innocent life is of more value is not as difficult as Sen. Obama might suggest. You see, every innocent life is priceless. But, a person’s potential for human rights only matters if he or she is given an opportunity to reach it. If our leaders will not recognize human rights for children in the womb, there’s no reason to trust them to do so when children are outside of it. - Dys

In case you missed Saturday’s show notes, they can be found here and here.

Don’t miss Naomi Schaefer Riley’s WSJ interview with Rick Warren: What Saddleback’s Pastor Really Thinks About Politics:

EXCERPT: Sitting on a small stone patio outside the church’s “green room,” I question him further — has he heard that the Democratic Party is changing its abortion platform? “Window dressing,” he replies. “Too little, too late.” But Rev. Jim Wallis, the self-described progressive evangelical, has been saying that the change is a big victory. “Jim Wallis is a spokesman for the Democratic Party,” Mr. Warren responds dismissively. “His book reads like the party platform.” Read the rest…

Also, this just in from the good folks at Barna Research: Young Adults and Liberals Struggle with Morality:

American society has become more intrigued by moral issues in recent years, as evidenced by the fact that 55% of adults discuss moral issues with others during a typical week. But a nationwide survey by The Barna Group indicates that Americans have also redefined what it means to do the right thing in their own lives.

Researchers asked adults which, if any, of eight behaviors with moral overtones they had engaged in during the past week…

Check out Richard’s interview with Arthur Brooks:

• Part 1
• Part 2

My latest post at Casting Stones:

I was getting very sleepy as I drove across middle Tennessee the other day, so I stopped to get some coffee at a Waffle House in a rural area.

As I sipped my coffee, I eavesdropped on a conversation among some male blue-collar workers who were raising their cholesterol levels while solving the world’s problems. Sen. Obama’s clinging comments came up and one middle-aged man in bib overalls and work boots said, “I hate to say it, but he sounds like just another limousine liberal to me!”

Does this “cling-gate” story have a shelf life—Yep!

Read the complete post at Casting Stones…

My latest post at Casting Stones:

In his new book, Gross National Happiness, Dr. Brooks finds that “conservatives” are happier than “liberals.” In fact, Dr. Brooks’ research shows that conservatives have been happier than liberals for nearly four decades. Why?

Dr. Brooks’ research reveals that conservatives are more likely to be married and go to religious services on a weekly basis (twice as likely in both cases).

Conservatives are also more likely to have children, and more of them, than liberals. Dr. Brooks found parents are significantly happier than non-parents.

Read my complete commentary…

On April 12, 2007, Richard Land appeared on Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report

My latest post at Casting Stones:

Excerpt: “Do “conservatives” give more to charitable causes than “liberals”? Dr. Brooks, a professor at Syracuse University, was quite astounded with the results of his own research, which was so at variance with the common perception of the generous “liberal” and the Scrooge-like “conservative.” “

Read the complete entry at Casting Stones, a Beliefnet.com blog.

The Economist reports on Arthur Brook’s latest publication, Gross National Happiness

“When researchers ask parents what they enjoy, it turns out that they prefer almost anything to looking after their children… Despite this, American parents are much more likely to be happy than non-parents. This is for two reasons, argues Mr. Brooks, an economist at Syracuse University. Even if children are irksome now, they lend meaning to life in the long term. And the kind of people who are happy are also more likely to have children. Which leads on to Mr Brooks’s most controversial finding: in America, conservatives are happier than liberals. “

Read the rest at The Economist…