Because America'll be a better place if we stop the gays and bring a little Jesus to the good boys and girls.

Fuck me.

If you're not anxious about the leading Republican candidates as we head into the Iowa caucuses tonight then you need a lesson in American politics.

We've got a Baptist Minister and a Mormon and a couple garden variety free lunch conservatives each trying to out-God each other as they pander to the evangelical conservatives.

Let's be very clear here. Not only do I not care what religion a presidential candidate follows, I devoutly believe that they're entitled to whatever faith they please. (Except for baby murdering and other forms of sociopathy.) Their religious convictions are their own.

And that's the point, isn't it.

Belief - or lack thereof - in GOD - however you perceive Him/Her/It to be (or not to be) - is not required. It doesn't fucking belong in the discussion. Period. The separation of Church and State is enshrined not just in our Constitution, but in the intellectual heritage of democratic theory. And Creationism and "Intelligent Design" (which is nothing more than an updated marketing campaign for Creationism) DO NOT BELONG IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Apparently America's problems can be solved by stopping the gays and otherwise finding feet at which blame can be lain for society's ills. Yeah. That's it. Assholes.

Ariana Huffington reckons this is a "reap what you sow" scenario, and I can't say I disagree with her. But I don't agree with her expected outcome. She thinks the Grand Old Party will go down in flames when they nominate one of these guys.

I'm not so sure.

Hell I might change my registration and vote for John McCain in the Virginia primary just to cancel someone out.

Desperate times call for desperate measures.