Evangelicals throw Ayn Rand under the bus

[johnhp]

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The Evangelical news magazine of note Christianity Today has now thrown kook Ayn Rand under the bus.  More evidence that the right is fragmented and all it needs is a big smack.

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/september/2.36.html

[Velleity]

Of course Rand threw them under the bus, big time.

Observer gets awfully quiet when this fact is raised.

[johnhp]

Of course Rand threw them under the bus, big time.

Observer gets awfully quiet when this fact is raised.

It is that whole no enemies to the right thing.  It works real well until there is no one rightie who can seemingly pander to all right wing constituencies.  But this open warfare, between economic righties and cultural righties, is going to get uglier.  In fact it is a holdover from the 08 primaries.  During one interview Huckabee supporters claimed they could support Romney but Romney's followers ruled out any support for Huckabee.  This is the beginning of payback.  It is only going to get worse.

[Velleity]

It is that whole no enemies to the right thing.  It works real well until there is no one rightie who can seemingly pander to all right wing constituencies.  But this open warfare, between economic righties and cultural righties, is going to get uglier.  In fact it is a holdover from the 08 primaries.  During one interview Huckabee supporters claimed they could support Romney but Romney's followers ruled out any support for Huckabee.  This is the beginning of payback.  It is only going to get worse.

That sounds kind of "relativist" to me.

[johnhp]

That sounds kind of "relativist" to me.

Of course it is.  Think about the abortion issue.  This has been a watershed for the right in terms of motivation.  A couple months ago, Pat Buchanan (maybe when he and O'Donnell went after each other) admitted that nothing short of a SCOTUS ruling will change abortion.  He also admitted that even Bush appointee Roberts admitted that Roe has the status of stare decisis.  In a political sense the abortion debate is over.  The rank and file rightie is beginning to see this because they keep electing these people who do nothing about it.  Granted it is dawning on them slowly but the end result is the same: the tablets on which the 11th commandment was inscribed is basicaaly broken.

[Velleity]

I was being more than a little facetious, pointing out the hypocrisy of the anti-relativist bullshit. 

[johnhp]

I was being more than a little facetious, pointing out the hypocrisy of the anti-relativist bullshit. 

Oh, i understand.  Just wanted to smear the noses of the troll and lurkers in it.