14 Days ... anyone have any predictions?

[Anonymous]

Addtionally...Congress opens with a prayer! AND our currency states "In God We Trust"....Coons doesn't understand the first amendment as deeply as Odonnell. He also didn't know the 5 liberties established in the 1st amendment either.

[Anonymous]

O'Donnell was correct, although she made a tactical misjudgment in attempting to explain a subtle distinction that could so easily be spun against her. "Separation of church and state" is inaccurate shorthand that does not do justice to the complexities involved in the interplay between the free exercise and establishment clauses, and in my mind would lead to inaccurate results in a number of cases. Jefferson's turn of phrase was NOT included in the Constitution, and is not controlling. It is fascinating that so many accuse her of ignorance when her response was actually correct.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:O'Donnell was correct, although she made a tactical misjudgment in attempting to explain a subtle distinction that could so easily be spun against her. "Separation of church and state" is inaccurate shorthand that does not do justice to the complexities involved in the interplay between the free exercise and establishment clauses, and in my mind would lead to inaccurate results in a number of cases. Jefferson's turn of phrase was NOT included in the Constitution, and is not controlling. It is fascinating that so many accuse her of ignorance when her response was actually correct.

But unfortunately, if you can't (whether because of your own skill-level or because of the circumstances) explain your subtle point, it's poor strategy to make it, especially with a grin that implies that you think you are scoring. In politics, many "gaffes", perhaps most of them, are similarly unfair.