Stay Home

As Radley adequately demonstrates, the republicans are nothing if not completely full of shit. And Bill Bennett? Jesus. I loathed that fake, self-righteous fuck even while grudgingly supporting republicans over democrats. Stay home; but if you must, just take a chance and shake things up. Kick the republicans out on their asses. In terms of practical politics, it would only be what they deserve. On a related note — since I’m talking about the disaster that is the Republican Party — Billy has up a link to a video at youtube, wherein conservative Andrew Sullivan discusses his book. Though Billy is entirely correct concerning the underlying principles of the matter, I think Sullivan’s comments are remarkably insightful, given the logic of the modern political struggle, such as it is. I guess I liked a lot more than just bits, and I just didn’t see a lot of rot. Part I Part II (additional comments below the video) I rather like his contrast of all the brands of religious fundamentalism (Muslim, Christian, Jewish) with that of a more liberal religious tradition. It has certainly been my experience. As a kid, I got shuttled off to Mormon church (mom’s family) and Lutheran…