With enemies like Dobson and Limbaugh, no wonder McCain has so many friends!/ Why does anyone give a rodent's rectum who celebs, pastors &c endorse

Confession time: I once enjoyed listening to Limbaugh years ago... before he went national, and was a local talk jock in Sacramento CA, where my oldest brother lived. Bless me father, for I have sinned... ;>

Its amusing how the prospect of a McCain nomination brings out the crazy in the likes of Limbaugh and Dobson.

(Full disclosure- never been a fan of Dr. D.- he was a Bible thumping Dr. Phil before Dr. Phil was a twinkle in Oprah's eye.)

Before we get to their latest oral flatulence, the larger issue is... why does it matter what pastors (and I say this as having been one for more than a decade), movie stars, singers, or talk show hosts think? What makes them qualified to make our minds up for us? The singer formerly known as Johnny Cougar might know about "little pink houses," but since when does that translate into expertise on foreign policy or the economy? Jack Nick might know how to creep us out on the screen, but so what? Limbaugh's done a great job being a very partisan purveyor of 6th grade style humor, he works his audience well, but he's an entertainer, not a political master mind!

OK, so on to today's flatus...

Ingram reading Dr D's letter

The flatus in written form

I'm deeply disappointed the Republican Party seems poised to select a nominee who did not support a constitutional amendment to protect the institution of marriage, who voted for embryonic stem cell research to kill nascent human beings, who opposed tax cuts that ended the marriage penalty, and who has little regard for freedom of speech, who organized the Gang of 14 to preserve filibusters, and has a legendary temper and often uses foul and obscene language. I am convinced Sen. McCain is not a conservative, and in fact, has gone out of his way to stick his thumb in the eyes of those who are. He has at times sounded more like a member of the other party.

McCain actually considered leaving the GOP in 2001 and approached John Kerry about being Kerry’s running mate in 2004. McCain also said publicly that Hillary Clinton would make a good president. Given these and many other concerns, a spoonful of sugar does not make the medicine go down. I cannot, and I will not, vote for Sen. John McCain, as a matter of conscience.

But what a sad and melancholy decision this is for me and many other conservatives. Should John McCain capture the nomination as many assume, I believe this general election will offer the worst choices for president in my lifetime. I certainly can’t vote for Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama based on the virulently anti-family policy positions. If these are the nominees in November, I simply will not cast a ballot for president for the first time in my life.

These decisions are my personal views and do not represent the organization with which I'm affiliated. They do reflect, however, my deeply held convictions about the institution of the family, about moral and spiritual beliefs, and about the welfare of our country.

And of course Rusty