re: #208 Charles

I don’t agree with this at all.

The reason why the religious fanatics are all lathered up is because they’re losing power over the lives of other people, and they’re becoming increasingly desperate to regain that power.

Using the phrase “American Taliban” to describe the hard-core religious right has been an issue for me, because the word “Taliban” is such a loaded term with specific connotations, but it really looks like McElroy and his ilk really are trying to do (in part) what the Taliban have done, aside from armed insurrection.