Scurrilous Libels of Dr. Dobson
It's like magic-- take a pro-war militaristic Republican who wants to send your sons and daughters out to risk their lives on behalf of big oil and Walmart, look at his personal history, and, voila: no military service! James Dobson dodged the draft by signing up with the National Guard -- de rigueur for these righteous dudes!
What if John McCain wins in November? Oh oh! James Dobson has stated emphatically that he would rather not vote at all than vote for John McCain. The leading Agent of Intolerance in the U.S. will certainly stick to his principles now, even if he never, ever gets invited to the White House again, or gets to brag on his website about chatting with the prez over which pro-torture appointee should get to be on the Supreme Court.
I'll stick my neck out: if it ever begins to look like McCain has the slightest chance of winning, Dobson will frantically signal to the McCain campaign that he is willing to let bygones be bygones and help get out the vote-- and if the election looks close, McCain will have to bite his tongue-- or somebody else's tongue-- hard to tell lately-- and accept the assistance. And if he wins, he'll have to invite Dobson over to the White House and let him drop his name on the website and brag about his political influence again.
And those of us who used to think McCain had some independent spirit will shed a tear or two over lost illusions.
Now here's a bet: McCain could win in November if, among other things, he announced that no self-proclaimed unaccountable religious leader is going to tell him who gets to be on the Supreme Court.
[Moments after writing the above, I googled the issue and was shocked to find that part one has already happened: Dobson has been making overtures to McCain to come meet him at his "Focus on the Fascist" headquarters in Boulder, Colorado. McCain has so far declined.]
