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Tuesday 28 October 2008

There was a mutuality to the trade-off between the Christian right and its adopted Republican politicians. In exchange for being given credibility and influence in Washington, the triad and their various branches would justify the intrusive Patriot Act, torture at Guantanamo Bay, and massive governmental debt to their audience of millions — if politicians would stand against Roe v. Wade. They wouldn’t make a stink about outrageously expensive no-bid contracts — if it meant that their “faith-based” charities could get governmental grants. They would support war against a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 — if politicians went on the record against same-sex marriage. The would ignore or excuse the fact that a large percentage of corporations paid no taxes at all — if it meant no new taxes for them. They’d support Bush even as he misled the public about weapons of mass destruction, and they’d excuse the unethical actions of henchmen like Rove and Libby — if it meant that school vouchers would be put on the agenda. Jane Devin

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