You may have seen this by now, but it you haven’t, check it out.

I’m not a Chris Christie fan by any means, and I wish he had some compassion to spare for pregnant women. But every conservative inclined to be judgmental about people with addictions ought to watch this video and then reflect on the great sin of self-righteousness.

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