Friday, February 14, 2003

Before turning in

I’ll be in Portland this weekend, so no more entries until Monday.  Who knows what the world situation will look like by then?

In the meantime, I recommend a close reading of Devra’s Fear & Anxiety entry.  She articulates a lot of what I’ve been trying to formulate as an entry for some time ... the virulent brand of Christian fundamentalism underlying everything Bush and undermining everything America.

More needs to be said, I think, about the Attorney General.  From the obvious glee with which he overrules federal prosecutors by forcing them to seek the death penalty, it’s crystal-clear that the scriptures of John Ashcroft’s brand of Pentecostal Christianity must omit Matthew 5:38-41.  There are numerous other examples of the odious (and patently unChristian) nature of Ashcroft’s actions, actions which he regularly insists are derived in their entirety from his faith.

Additional reports on Mr. Ashcroft will have to wait for another day.  My alarm clock is set for 5:30am (on Satuday!?!), so it’s way past bedtime.