Mr. Ethics Himself To Speak At Sunday Justice II

Tom Delay, the epitome of ethics in Washington, has been scheduled to speak at the next Sunday Justice broadcast. Despite the organizers saying they will never invite a politician to one of their events again, there he is listed as one of the speakers there on their website. It looks to me like they share the same ethical values as their patron saint. Imagine that, St. Tom of Ethics, listed beside the rest of those well-known divisive crackpots which include the turncoat himself Senator Zell Miller (D-GA), everyone's favorite "born again" break-in artist Chuck Colson, and "gay basher/son-rejecter" Phyllis Schlafly. What a wonderful line-up eh? And all under the direction of those two "pillars of society" Tony Perkins and Dr. James Dobson (wonder if he will bring Sponge Bob Squarepants with him?). It is pretty obvious that this is nothing but a rally for the nomination of Judge Roberts in advance of his hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, since the "theme" of the gathering is "God Save the United States and this Honorable Court!". The Tennessean reports it will focus on "the court's hostility toward religion and Christianity in particular," said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council. The first Justice Sunday criticized Democrats for being "against people of faith" because they opposed judicial nominees based on their views on abortion and religious issues. Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., the majority leader, contributed a videotaped statement to that telecast, and Democrats and liberal religious groups accused Frist of politicizing matters of faith and of demeaning his opponents' personal devotion. Perkins said the organizers of Justice Sunday II had not decided whether to include elected officials. "It was pretty hot last time for them, so I don't want to put them on the spot again," he said. Obviously Delay doesn't feel like he is being "put on the spot" as Perkins put it, since once again he has chosen to assist in dividing the nation while pandering to the same group of wingnuts as Frist did at the last event.