With the recent two incidents involving right wing Christian terrorists in this country*, and the total suppression, as usual, of their political affiliations by the mainstream press, I thought it would be beneficial to take a few minutes to consider briefly the history of these two groups, the Sovereign Citizen movement and the Christian Identity "religion." This is not a complete story- the Christian Identity movement is an outgrowth of the British Israelite movement, which since the 1870's was based on the absurd claim that Northern Europeans were the real descendants of the Jews in the bible. Various explanations have been given about where today's Jews came from, some going so far as to claim that Jews (and black people too, of course) are actually not human beings at all, but spawns of an affair which Satan supposedly had with Eve, which is why God ejected Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. Well, enough of this idiocy, on with the story. First, with Chri...
Because it sure doesn't make any difference to us, how many Senators we have.
"Good riddance. Take Snowe and Collins with you."
Good idea. Let's see if we can work that out.
"I wish the Republicrat Party was governing from the right..."
And I wish Santa would come twice a year. Before they can "govern from the right," they have to "govern." That involves "winning elections." Good luck with that.
"Many good things will come out of this Specter situation and the Republican Party will be stronger in the end."
Right.
"Where does Rick Santorum stand in all this? Is it too late to possibly run him in 2010?"
Please. Go ahead. Make my day.
"The GOP moved left
Let us join the battle, and right soon. In case of defeat I need time to find a new country to emigrate to (or start my own!)."
How about Texas?
" (Senator) DeMint says he would rather have 30 Republicans in the Senate who really believe in principles of limited government, free markets, free people, than. . . 50 that don't have a set of beliefs."
How about five Republicans that REALLY believe that, in greed is the true salvation of mankind? I like that idea even better.
This remark is particularly ironic, since DeMint's endorsement of right wing wacko Pat Toomey to defeat Spector is being cited as a significant factor in Spector's decision.
"Just fine for the democrats to nominate an 80 year-old man who dyes his hair orange and has recurrent cancer. this is definitely change we can believe in."
Well, at least John McCain didn't die his hair. I think.
"Like his ideological soulmate, Sen. John McCain, Specter's reputation for bipartisan moderation was always a function of his vain desire to be perceived as a "public servant."
And, for real Republicans, there is nothing worse than being a "public servant." They know whom they are paid to serve.
Well, this is all still pretty mild. Like everyone experiencing a loss, the Republicans still have to go through the denial stage. I'll keep on this. In a day or two we will be seeing some real wackiness.