So, it should come as no surprise that the Canadian government's apology and payment of $ 10.5 million to Khadr as compensation for his ill treatment was seized upon by many as a convenient political wedge. (canadianlawyermag.com)
When you pro-life contradictions stop acting like life begins at conception and ENDS AT BIRTH, when you stop using abortion as a political wedge issue to shore up votes and show that you actually understand and act on ALL the complex issues at work, you might actually find others more sympathetic to your alleged cause. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
I think I am leery about pursuing it in a direct way — only because it then becomes appropriated by those who wish to use religion as a bludgeon, as a tool, as a political wedge, and that is not the purpose of religion or what I'm about. (religion-online.org)