Bullock Texas State History Museum
Hope There Is a Special Hell
RECEIVED Sat., Sept. 1, 2007
Dear sirs,
Even though I have great skepticism about the nature of the hereafter, I hope that there is a special area of hell reserved for the Larry Craigs, the David Vitters, and the Mark Foleys of this world. They were responsible for paralyzing this nation over the idiocy of Monicagate for two years and persuaded more than a few voters that the GOP was a "morally superior" political party. (No excuses for Bill Clinton, either.) They convinced a sizable amount of their voting base that the most serious issue facing this nation in 2004 was gay marriage as they attempted to condemn homosexuals to second-class citizenship. What a strange display of self-loathing and misdirection.
Hopefully the GOP will renounce the sanctimonious phonies and revert to a party of fiscal conservatism and less government. I don't agree with that GOP, either, but at least it is not reeking of hypocrisy and we can get back to talking about policy and not "moral values."
It is quite possible for imperfect men to do great things if we could all quit worrying about things that are ultimately none of our damn business!
Even though I have great skepticism about the nature of the hereafter, I hope that there is a special area of hell reserved for the Larry Craigs, the David Vitters, and the Mark Foleys of this world. They were responsible for paralyzing this nation over the idiocy of Monicagate for two years and persuaded more than a few voters that the GOP was a "morally superior" political party. (No excuses for Bill Clinton, either.) They convinced a sizable amount of their voting base that the most serious issue facing this nation in 2004 was gay marriage as they attempted to condemn homosexuals to second-class citizenship. What a strange display of self-loathing and misdirection.
Hopefully the GOP will renounce the sanctimonious phonies and revert to a party of fiscal conservatism and less government. I don't agree with that GOP, either, but at least it is not reeking of hypocrisy and we can get back to talking about policy and not "moral values."
It is quite possible for imperfect men to do great things if we could all quit worrying about things that are ultimately none of our damn business!
Russell Scanlon
