An Idiot Supports The Panderer

I used to really like and respect John McCain. He was a moderate Republican who stood against the tide of the far right and some of the more outrageous positions taken by the Republican administration over the past 8 years. But at some point, McCain decided that it was worth his reputation and integrity to pander to those same far right elements in order to get elected.

Now that he's the front runner, nothing has changed.

Mega-Church Pastor in Texas Backs McCain

Senator John McCain got support on Wednesday from an important corner of evangelical Texas when the pastor of a San Antonio mega-church, Rev. John C. Hagee, endorsed Mr. McCain for president. Mr. Hagee, who argues that the United States must join Israel in a preemptive, biblically prophesized military strike against Iran that will lead to the second coming of Christ, praised Mr. McCain for his pro-Israel views.

Asked about Mr. Hagee’s extensive writings on Armageddon and about what one questioner said was Mr. Hagee’s belief that the anti-Christ will be the head of the European Union, Mr. McCain responded that “all I can tell you is that I am very proud to have Pastor John Hagee’s support.'’

Yes, I, too, would be proud to have the support of a dumb-as-dirt, superstitious, bigot who thinks a foreign head of state will be the anti-christ and wants us to bomb other countries to bring about the end of the world so Jesus will return and smite everyone who doesn't believe in this nonsense. Sheesh.