My favorite Republican for 2008

As it stands today, the Republican nomination for President will come down to McCain versus Giuliani. No one else is even close. But the religious conservatives really don’t like either of those choices. These folks make up a huge bloc of votes in the Primaries and, as such, have a disproportionate influence on who gets the nod. They are fed up with their elected reps talking the talk on their issues but never following through. Abortion is still legal and prayer in schools is not. In short, they want action.

This large and restive wing of the Republican Party may finally throw their support behind a “real” conservative Christian. Senator Sam Brownback wants to be that guy. Brownback is a wingnut’s wingnut and a theocrat; so conservative he makes your head hurt. For that reason, I would love to see him win the nomination. Here is a taste of the crazy:

This fall, he blocked a Michigan judge's elevation to the federal bench because she had attended a family friend's lesbian commitment ceremony in Massachusetts in 2002, before same-sex marriage was legal there.

"It seems to speak about her view of judicial activism," Brownback said last month. "That's something I want to inquire of her further."

Actually Senator, it speaks to her being a good friend and to your own bigotry, but I digress…

Getting back to my point, I firmly believe that a public debate on banning all abortions period or outlawing sodomy nationwide or demanding that prayer be integrated into public schools will, at long last, demonstrate to the majority of Americans just how batshit crazy this movement is. Brownback and his ilk want to remake America into a Christian theocratic state. A full airing of a “real” Christian conservative’s ultimate goals will, I think anyway, put a stake in the heart of the movement. Americans like porn, gambling, and having the option of seeing their teenage daughters graduate high school before becoming mothers way too much to see those things outlawed.