My sins

Just For The Record notes Mark Souder's recent radio ad and wonders if we can now draw the conclusion that he is, heh-heh, a one-issue candidate just like William Larsen, the only difference being that his issue is the War on Drugs rather than Social Security. I heard that ad, too, and something else struck me about it. After saying that some scoff at him because drugs will never be completely eradicated (or something to that effect), Souder goes on to mention other things that can never be completely eliminated, like child abuse and spousal abuse; just because we can't completely win against something doesn't mean we should stop making an effort. Fine, but then he goes on to say, "The issue is SIN."

Excuse me? You have every right -- the obligation, even -- to decide what would not be in the best interests of the society at large and then pass laws that the rest of us are obligated to follow. You can even say you're trying to increase the level of morality. The people who say the law shouldn't "impose morality" on us are wrong. The law defines how we should treat each other -- if that's not a moral issue, what is?

But you go too far when you slyly work religion into your ad. My sins are none of your business.