Bible-bangers brutally bash Bush!

Poor Dear Leader, he can’t do anything right, then again, he never could… There was some discussion around election time that he was “just using” the religious right. After all, no one from that far right side of the party got even close to the podium during the convention, whereas, the abortion-tolerant did. Hmmm…

Backers of Gay Marriage Ban Use Social Security as Cudgel
By David D. Kirkpatrick and Sheryl Gay Stolberg, January 25, 2005, The New York Times

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 - A coalition of major conservative Christian groups is threatening to withhold support for President Bush's plans to remake Social Security unless Mr. Bush

The move came as Senate Republicans vowed on Monday to reintroduce the proposed amendment, which failed in the Senate last year by a substantial margin. Party leaders, who left it off their list of priorities for the legislative year, said they had no immediate plans to bring it to the floor because they still lacked the votes for passage.

But the coalition that wrote the letter, known as the Arlington Group, is increasingly impatient.

In a confidential letter to Karl Rove, Mr. Bush's top political adviser, the group said it was disappointed with the White House's decision to put Social Security and other economic issues ahead of its paramount interest: opposition to same-sex marriage. …

Doesn’t that give you a warm feeling? Spaced out fundamentalists high on Jesus blackmailing the President: ban gay marriage or we won’t support your rape of Social Security. What lovely Americans. There’s more at the link.

And the right-wing-fundie loonies at Agape Press published this bit on January 24th:

...Some conservative Christians are asking questions regarding the faith of President Bush based on his recent actions. Christian social commentator John Lofton is upset over some things the president has done lately, including the chief executive's praise of the Koran during his inauguration speech last week. "It was deeply distressing to hear President Bush mention the Koran, which is a vehemently anti-Christian [and] anti-Jewish document, in the same breath with the Old and the New Testaments," Lofton says. The columnist also notes that in his Christmas address, Bush failed to mention the name of Christ -- yet he honored Ramadan and an Indian holiday that features an eight-legged elephant god. And today's (January 24) March for Life in Washington, DC, follows on the heels of the president's approval of a pro-abortion woman for the number-two spot on the Republican National Committee. Lofton has written a column wondering just what kind of faith President Bush has.

These clowns already own this guy - now they’re complaining because he showed some respect to other religions and picked a pro-abortion woman. Hell, Arnold Swarzenegger and Rudy Giuliani spoke at his nominating convention - didn’t these guys notice?

Jon Stewart of the Daily Show commented last night on the March for Life: Dear Leader phoned his message of support to the “assembled masses” who were all the way across the street from the White House. Perhaps 200 yards away - what a guy!