] President Bush took advantage of the Congressional recess
] today to bypass Senate Democrats and install Alabama's
] attorney general, William H. Pryor, on a federal appeals
] court that oversees three Southern states.
]
] The president named Mr. Pryor, who has gained prominence as an
] outspoken opponent of legalized abortion and as an advocate for a
] greater Christian influence in government, to the United States Court
] of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

Well, this pisses me off.

There is, at first glance, an extreme hypocrisy in telling the Iraqi governing council that you are a methodist, and that you would like to be able to practice your religion in their country, while on the other hand appointing a fundamentalist from Alabama, whose track record clearly shows that he is opposed to freedom of religion, to a federal appeals court in your own country. The only way to resolve this inconsistency is to accept that Bush doesn't actually believe in freedom of religion. He believes in the propagation of the Christian faith, and he sees freedom of religion in the middle east as a stepping stone toward achieving that goal.

[hear-hear. Someone should tell right wingers that wanting the world to be free from religions other than your own isn't the same as freedom of religion.

and don't get me started on how *not* *at* *all* *christian* most fundamentalist "christians" actually are. If i was into the concept of hell, i'd reckon on there being a special place there for motherfuckers who pay lip service to jesus and then act in greedy, hateful, and inhuman ways that jesus would find deplorable. -k]

Bush Seats Judicial Nominee That Senate Democrats Blocked