We expect more from Notre Dame.

Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, a strong pro-life advocate, weighed in on the issue with me by e-mail:

“My favorite grandpa, Clem James Sheeran, was Catholic. Irish to the core, his favorite place (other than church) was Notre Dame. I can’t imagine what he would think as the university recognizes someone who contradicts the core values of the Catholic faith by promoting an anti-life agenda. As we learned today, our nation is more pro-life than ever before; it is a very important time to strengthen the message that every baby is created for good purpose and has the potential to make this world a better place.”

I can get through an “Obama special” in no time.

p.s. Someone at AceHQ mentioned Palin going after DearLeader on the subject of Notre Dame — anyone see it or know the link?

As for Obama’s central planning, I was on a journalist board earlier when the talk turned to local school levies. Basically, people are sick of being plundered by local school districts, but the journalists see this as “teabagger like idiocy” over the importance of income tax funds, that was basically how it was referred to (nothing like playing to stereotypes). Made me think – how soon will the Centralizer-In-Chief unveil his education stimulus and buyout, free money for your school district’s soul. Can’t be too long, everyone else has been bought out at this point.

Alinsky sneered at those who would accept defeat rather than break their principles: “It’s true I might have trouble getting to sleep because it takes time to tuck those big, angelic, moral wings under the covers.” He assured his students that no one would remember their flip-flops, scoffing, “The judgment of history leans heavily on the outcome of success or failure; it spells the difference between the traitor and the patriotic hero. There can be no such thing as a successful traitor, for if one succeeds he becomes a founding father.”