These days everyone is trying to out “conservative” their opponent. They are all “business friendly” and “no tax increases”. As long as the voters are dumb enough to think it is the way things should be, despite the Wall Street meltdown, that’s how you get elected.
When the Alabama Congressional delegation is in Washington, the average IQ of the state jumps up at least 10%. There are a lot of stupid, mean, people elected in the South.
]]>I had never before seen such slime. I once was shown similarly scurrilous print ads from Texas, accusing a rather moderate Democrat of being a “Red” and a “Traitor,” etc. etc. I assumed it was just a Texas thing. Turns out, it must be a Southern Republican thing.
Apropos of all of this, I recommend getting your hands on a copy of Carl Oglesby’s “The Yankee and Cowboy War” some time.
http://www.amazon.com/yankee-cowboy-war-Conspiracies-Watergate/dp/0836206800
It’s a little over-drawn, but as I remember it there are a number of really hair-raising Texas election stories in it. Candidates in Texas even shoot each other!
]]>As I have never met anyone down here who made the claim about the inerrancy of the Bible who eschews pork products or shellfish, I don’t put much weight on that claim. The excuses for making the claim while eating shrimp ring hollow.
]]>The biblical literalism is not a sure sign of Republican voting. One of Stella’s best friends will tell you flat out: “I believe that every word in the Bible is true.” But she is a liberal Democrat in all matters that do not have to do with religion. Go figure.
If Judge Roy is going to do any parting of waters, how about the waters around Deepwater Horizon? It might make the work easier…
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