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Well, the busses have left DC, and it’s safe for Liberals to go out now. I noticed an interesting glich in the videos of Michelle Bachmann’s event yesterday. Never mind that John Boehner got his Constitution and Declaration of Independence mixed up…I noticed the rewriting of the Pledge of Allegiance to read “…one nation, UNDER GOD, [their emphasis] with liberty and justice for all.”

Perhaps you noticed that those ultra-America-lovers removed the phrase, “indivisible.” from the pledge. Interesting.

I also read a piece on Sarah Palin’s run-hard-to-the-Right strategy, wondering if she really “sees things that others can’t,” or is truly, deeply out of touch with reality. I thought about it, and realized that her “strategy” isn’t a strategy, at least not in the sense of being a logically thought-out series of steps. I believe that we’re looking at Palin’s Faith in action. I’m somewhat familiar with the teachings of her church, and her actions make perfect sense within that context.

On the rightward verges of Christian Fundamentalism, you see, you are the boss of God. You Decree what you want, and God provides it. So strategy, in the conventional sense, is not needed. “The Abundance of The Lord Descends upon the Righteous,” as one of my born-again friends used to tell me constantly, so paid invitations to blather in Hong Kong and Iowa are a sign of God’s approval. To the uninitiated, it may seem like crass opportunism, but, according to the theology of such groups, if you’re doing it for Jesus, it’s okay. Whatever it is. Presumably, if it wasn’t God’s will for you to want it, then you wouldn’t, so there you have it. Sanctifed all around.

I read that she’ll be speaking to a small group of anti-abortion activists soon, and has forbidden the Media, cellphones, and all recording devices. It reminded me that her initial support, back in Wasilla, came from the Alaska Independence Party,a secessionist group with ties to Right-wing and racist organizations. Any guesses as to her topic or why it’s so hush-hush?

I suppose she’s tired of the media being mean to her by quoting her words exactly, but (tinfoil hat warning) isn’t the anti-abortion movement the part of the Right with the strongest record of violence  in recent days?

Ah, to be a fly on that wall.

I came across a news item yesterday that said that a California Republican committee chairwoman had been asked to resign for forwarding an email suggesting that Barack Obama was the Antichrist. Leaving aside that the email’s claim that the Book of Revelation says that the Antichirst will be of Muslim descent (The word “Muslim” does not appear in the Bible. Mohammad was born about 300 years after the last book was written.) The email raises an interesting theological point: according to Revelation, Jesus won’t return until after the Antichrist gets to run the place for a while.

So doesn’t that mean that all Bible believin’ folks should vote for  Obama?

No wonder they canned her.