Thursday November 04, 2004

Onward Christian Soldiers

Maureen Dowd runs through the resumes of some of our new faith-based Senators:

Tom Coburn, the new senator from Oklahoma, has advocated the death penalty for doctors who perform abortions and warned that “the gay agenda” would undermine the country. He also characterized his race as a choice between “good and evil” and said he had heard there was “rampant lesbianism” in Oklahoma schools.

Jim DeMint, the new senator from South Carolina, said during his campaign that he supported a state G.O.P. platform plank banning gays from teaching in public schools. He explained, “I would have given the same answer when asked if a single woman who was pregnant and living with her boyfriend should be hired to teach my third-grade children.”

John Thune, who toppled Tom Daschle, is an anti-abortion Christian conservative - or “servant leader,” as he was hailed in a campaign ad - who supports constitutional amendments banning flag burning and gay marriage.

Advocated the death penalty for doctors who perform abortions‽ (If there was ever a time for the interrobang, it is now.)