Friday, August 26, 2005

GOP Nitwits

GOP Nitwits
1. Rep. John Hostettler (R-IN):
>A warrant was issued becau
se he failed to pay court costs on time after he pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed deadly weapon in Louisville International Headline. http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:szDHbfUkvBIJ:vh80015.vh8.infi.net/localnews/2004/10/05in/B3-warrant10050-3811.html+wadesville+indiana+court+clerk&hl=en "The long war on Christianity in America continues today on the floor of the United States House of Representatives."
"Like a moth to a flame, Democrats can't help themselves when it comes to denigrating and demonizing Christians."
>-Rep. John Hostettler, R-Ind., June 20, 2005, while debating a defense spending bill amendment about Air Force proselytizing

(I GUESS THIS GUY NEVER HEARD OF SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.)

>EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Indiana Congressman John Hostettler says divorce is as dangerous to society as gay marriage.
http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=3761349

2. Bob Taft, Ohio Governor http://www.coshoctontribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050818/NEWS01/508180306/1002
>COLUMBUS - Moments after being sworn into office in 1999 Gov. Bob Taft, owner of one of the most distinguished names in U.S. political history, spoke of ethics.
He returned to the message regularly, ordering annual ethics training for his staff, firing staffers for improperly accepting gifts and warning public employees that even free rounds of golf were forbidden.

>COLUMBUS - Minutes after publicly apologizing and pleading no contest to charges that he failed to report gifts, Gov. Bob Taft pledged Thursday to finish his term - and denied that his administration sells access or contracts to big donors.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050819/NEWS01/508190400