Francoism Watch

Yup, got one already. By a 51-46 margin, the Senate confirmed J. Leon Holmes was confirmed as a judge in a federal distict court in Arkansas. The reason the vote was so close is that Holmes had co-authored [with his wife!!!--ed.] an article claiming that the role of a wife "is to subordinate herself to the husband" and the role of a woman "is to place herself under the authority of the man" [sounds like Ayn Rand--ed.]. Why? Because Holmes and wife interpret the Bible that way, and also believe that civil law should reflect their interpretation of the Bible. Among Holmes's opponents in the Senate were Republicans Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Kay Bailey Hutchison.

But guess who came to Holmes's defense? That's right! Old frothy-mixture-of-lube-and-fecal-
matter-that-is-sometimes-the-byproduct-of-anal-sex himself (R-PA): "Republican Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania believes, however, that Holmes is being unfairly singled out for possessing conservative religious views shared by millions of Americans."

Well, no one can claim Santorum isn't an expert in unfairly singleing out particular groups.