From Patheos, November 14:

Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles… made it clear that any pro-life platform must include respect for the dignity of the immigrant.

Asked whether immigration is connected to the pro-life position, he explained, “Obviously the Church is very concerned about the culture of life. But life from conception until natural death. So all those issues are part of the dignity of the human person. So I think that’s obviously a connection, in the sense that we care about every single person.”…

The a-ha moment for me was the 2012 Democratic National Convention. It was just awful… I just said I can’t be associated structurally with that group, in terms of abortion and NARAL [Pro-Choice America] and Planned Parenthood and [the] same-sex marriage agenda and cultural destruction I saw going on. I just couldn’t do it anymore. […]

UPDATE, 1/12, 11:55a 1/13, 11:05a: Here is the current list of cosigners. I’ll update it every few days. There is nothing published online:

There has been a lot of chatter about the Hyde Amendment since Obamacare was introduced and passed. Since 1976 the Hyde Amendment has banned federal taxpayer funding of most abortions. It is named after its original sponsor, pro-life Congressman Henry Hyde, pictured right. But Hyde isn’t a law; it must be approved every year.  Nor […]

UPDATE, 10:15a: To clarify, these were the most read posts in 2009, not necessarily from 2009 – one of the surprises. 6:44a: I’ve never done a year-end post ranking. While many of the most popular posts weren’t surprising, some were. One was downright weird. Thanks to moderator Chris for scouring for Google Analytics for stats. […]

Patrick Kennedy started all this with a here and