"An Instrument Of God"

      It looks like the NYTimes is pulling out the stops in its efforts to get its readers to think critically about the dangers of re-electing George W Bush. This week's NYTMagazine features a devastating (and long) article about the faith of the President, a thing that has been profoundly disturbing to those of us with more rational inclinations for years. Unfortunately, the article is written by Ron Suskind, so it will probably be dismissed by the White House as a mere attack piece. I think Suskind identifies many of the things that make so many of us not merely uneasy with the President, but genuinely fearful. Reminds me too much of Yeats' line about the worst being full of "passionate intensity." Truly bone-chilling.

      ADDENDUM: I think I've kept forgetting to link to this piece by Frank Rich that seems to be getting more play in the NYTimes than an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond. Corruption and paranoia in the White House? No! P'shaw! Worse than the Nixon days? I'm aghast. Sim-ply a-GHAST!

      ADDENDUM ADDENDUM: Mo Dowd's column today reports a disturbing matter, that Catholic bishops are raising the stakes in this increasingly vile election campaign. According to the Archbishop of Denver (!), a vote for Kerry is tantamount to "cooperating in evil." No, that's not a smear tactic far worse than Kerry mentioning the long-out Mary Cheney....