Praise the Lord, Pass the Ammo--and Vote for...

As I noted below, As'ad AbuKhalil found this article, which suggests a gambit by Rove to put all his money on the religious right to ensure four more years for the Dauphin. Talkingpointsmemo found the corollary: this Washington Post story. Dennis Hastert, sick bastard that he is, added a rider to a jobs bill that would allow churches to maintain their tax exempt status while openly endorsing and campaigning for candidates--provided they used, pun intended, the fig leaf that they were acting a "private citizens."

If a church wants to engage in politics beyond the existing boundries, fine. But, don't ask for special favors once you've decided the secular approach is the way to go. Pay your damn taxes like any other organization. Once again, though, we see just how greedy the right has become. They act like the government OWES them the right to be political, while at the same time they owe the government nothing.

And they act like WE'RE greedy when we ask for adequate education funding?