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ABC News reports on an upcoming Super Bowl ad featuring Heisman Trophy winning quarterback (and homeschooling hero) Tim Tebow:

The University of Florida campus is slowly catching wind of Tim Tebow's decision to star in a Super Bowl ad slated to air on CBS on Feb. 7, and some say the ad's message is bound to spark controversy.

The ad spot was purchased by Focus on the Family, a conservative Christian organization that places emphasis on marriage and parenthood.

The Associated Press reported this week that the ad's theme will be "Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life," with Pam Tebow sharing the story of her difficult 1987 pregnancy -- instead of getting an abortion she decided to give birth to Tebow, the now-famous quarterback who went on to become a Heisman Trophy winner, leading the Gators to two BCS wins.

I find it somewhat bizarre that when ABC reporter April Dudash quotes the usual collection of left-wing campus malcontents for reaction, she includes two representatives of the "LGBT community." Presumably unplanned pregnancies are not a burning issue for this group, which nevertheless seems to have strong views on the matter. Anti-religion bias, perhaps?

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In honor of the President Obama's comments to George Stephanopoulos that Scott Brown's victory resulted from the One (in his first year as president: 411 speeches, 158 interviews. Source - CBS News) not spending enough time talking to the American people:

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From today's Wall Street Journal, an article on the new "Young Guns" of the GOP, who are hoping to use the 2010 midterm elections to inject some new energy — and new faces — into the Republican party:

Meet the new Young Guns.

The recent wave of Democratic retirements bodes well for Republicans. Yet they are still largely winning by default. The public doesn't like the Democratic agenda, but it hasn't forgotten the GOP's own corruption and loss of principle. And crafting a new image is a tough haul for a minority that is stuck responding to events, and that is still populated by many of the same, entrenched faces.

What is happening instead is a real (if underreported) effort to reshape the party from the bottom up--to, in effect, repopulate it with a crop of reformist candidates in the midterm. Behind the effort are three congressmen--Wisconsin's Paul Ryan, Virginia's Eric Cantor and California's Kevin McCarthy.

In 2007, Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard profiled this trio as the "Young Guns" of the GOP. Hailing from different parts of the country, from different perspectives, what the three shared was a core belief in fiscal conservatism, a wonkish interest in tackling systemic government failures (budget, entitlements), and an ability to connect to younger voters.

At a recent interview, Rep. McCarthy remembers that not long after the article, the three sat down and vented frustration that party leaders seemed more interested in protecting old faces than investing in new talent. Inspired by Mr. Barnes's label, they began the Young Guns program, to recruit and bring along a new generation of House Republicans.

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Kevin McCarthy is the congressman for the district where Lisa's parents live. My father-in-law has always had good things to say about him, much of it based on personal experience. Paul Ryan has always impressed me in TV interviews, and Eric Cantor has been a key player in the effort to kill Obamacare. Here's hoping their "Young Guns" project gets some real traction!

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Somewhat old news now, but Brit Hume is still in hot water for his remarks a few days ago during the panel discussion on Fox News Sunday inviting Tiger Woods to a personal conversion:

Way to go, Brit!

Peter Wehner has more to say in a thoughtful piece on National Review Online, including reference to an exchange between William F. Buckley, Jr. and Malcolm Muggeridge on living/sharing one's faith.

UPDATE: You can view the exchange between Buckley and Muggeridge here.

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