Griper Blade: The Religious Right Struggles to Remain Relevant

The religious right seems to be having a little trouble accepting the fact that they aren't quite the political force they thought they were. High profile losses, like Rick Santorum's, were due in large part to a failure of the 'values voter' crowd to vote in full robot clone mode. Many of them defected or decided they had something more important to do on election day -- those leaves aren't gonna to rake themselves.

Some groups, like Operation Rescue, took it real hard:

Morrison Slithers into Kansas AG's Office on Backs of Dead Babies


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“Kansas has opted to continue the practice of looking the other way when innocent young girls are taken to abortion clinics by their rapists, who are looking to destroy the evidence of their crimes,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “It has also voted to ignore violations of Kansas law that bans post viability abortions. That vote has bloodied the hands of the Kansans who cast those votes."

And, from Associated Press, on the election in general:

"America has voted and the bloody results have placed the most vulnerable among us, the pre-born, in the crosshairs for continued extermination," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.

Insulting voters isn't really the best way to earn friends, Troy -- just sayin'...

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