Meet James Inhofe:

After 9/11, Inhofe’s position was pretty close to Pat Robertson’s — he thought the attacks were divine retribution against the US. He’s compared climate scientists to Nazis. He thinks that US policy toward Israel should be based on the literal text of the Bible.

And that’s just scratching the surface. I’m not just spouting off when I call him a “religious fanatic” — he’s somewhat to the right of Jerry Falwell.