Charles Johnson, who is definitely a conservative, not a libertarian (and has savagely dissed libertarians to prove it) has nonetheless been doing yeoman service to counter the Know-Nothing element within the Republican Party, especially with regard to the issue of evolution (a.k.a. Darwinism) versus "Intelligent Design" (a.k.a. Creationism). He recently countered the flack he's received as follows:
Some LGF readers ask me: Am I “obsessed?” Do I “hate Christians?” Why do I keep “harping” on this issue?
Answer: The top 3 GOP governors in America are all creationists, who have no problems with teaching pseudo-science to American children.
That’s why. This is wrong, and it’s one reason why the Democrats now control both houses of Congress. If this anti-scientific insanity continues, the Democrats will be in power for the next 20 years.
There are many things I admire about Governors Jindal, Pawlenty, and Sanford. But when they start spouting this Know-Nothing nonsense rejecting the theory of evolution — well, at that point they've lost me.
Can we please find someone capable of becoming a national political leader who embraces capitalism and free enterprise, and rejects the growing socialism of the Democratic Party, but isn't a religious nut who rejects science and reason?
