Signs of the movement's rising confidence were everywhere: Gone, for the most part, were the grotesque photos of aborted fetuses. In their place were slick slogans, such as "Justice for All -- Born and Preborn," and a lineup of some of the country's most powerful people.

President Bush, calling in from Kansas, didn't mention Alito or Roe . He spoke generically of "a noble cause" and the need to protect "all who are weak and vulnerable, especially unborn children." But when Bush allowed that "we're making good progress," everybody knew that he was, ultimately, talking about Roe 's end.

When will people wake up? When their child is raped and then forced to carry and raise that child or when their sister dies because they are unable to carry a child to term. The scariest part of this article is the president weighing in.

Oh baby.

The Rev. Frank Pavone, the national director of Priests for Life, saw the movement's success as "a response to Jesus Christ, and it is confirmation that He, alone, is Lord." Pavone continued: "We don't have the Ark of the Covenant in 2006. We are the Ark of the Covenant."

How humble. I recall how Jesus was all self-aggrandizing. Don't you recall in Matthew : "I'm the fucking LORD, bitches! Worship this! You just *KNOW* the Kingdom of Heaven awaits all who bow down before me." Yeah, Christ was all about self glorification... Pavone's got it right.

Peroutka, too, saw victory at hand. "We're no longer the right-wing Christian nuts," the religious broadcaster observed.

What's that? Oh, no, you're still a right-wing "Christian" nut... the fact that you might actually get your way and demolish womens rights, not to mention add a great burden of babies no one can care for to an already struggling society doesn't change being crazy.

I submit the following to the record as well :

"It has been told by the prophets in the land that there is a president coming out of Texas, a Burning Bush," Nesbit prayed. "He will deal with abortion in the land. We ask you to give him an executive order and mantle him and give him a mandate with the fear of the Lord."

What!? What prophets fortold that? Were they on Fox News sometime around, oh, September a few years back? Because those weren't prophets... they were "pollsters". I know, 'p' words, huh. Confusing. Also, rev, *great* reference there. I don't think anyone's yet compared our president to the burning BUSH from the bible. You are one smart cookie. I mean, the bush claimed to be the voice of God, and Bush acts like he wants to be the voice of God, so, gee, I just don't know why no one thought of that sooner. Bush/bush. Genius. Now that I think about it though the burning part could be construed... nah, I'd rather not get disappeared by some spooks.

For the record, the above should also put to rest anyone who still thinks Bush isn't all about the religious right. They see him as an instrument of God, and he's all too happy to fill that role.

For anyone who still believes Alito wouldn't vote to overturn Roe, wake the fuck up.

And for anyone who actually thinks that these same crusaders will vote in favor of any kind of social programs to take care of all the babies that will result from an overturning of roe, get a clue. The right in this country has an "every man for himself" doctrine that isn't gonna change.

I can't believe the complacency of the democrats in office lately. Somebody, SOMEBODY, find a fucking voice. -k]