Michele Bachmann's "Protection of the Religious Freedom of Military Chaplains" insert bombs

from the MN Independent:



Michele Bachmann's military chaplain prayer bill skunked out
By Hart Van Denburg, Friday, May. 28 2010 @ 8:02AM


​The theocrats never quit. One pet project: Turning the U.S. military into God's army. God's on our side, you see. And Rep. Michele Bachmann has just been skunked out in an attempt to further that project.

The CD6 congresswoman tried to insert language -- without debate -- into a military spending bill for the, "Protection of the religious freedom of military chaplains."



Bad move, say the watchdogs at Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. They weeded out Bachmann's insert on Wednesday, alerted House leaders, and the amendment never made it into the final bill. God bless 'em:



This battle over evangelizing the military has gained traction since the Vietnam war, historian Ann Loveland told the New York Times in 2005, during the height of the Iraq war and Musllim criticism that President George W. Bush had launched a Crusade. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2010/05/michele_bachman_96.php

She gets paid well over a 100k to start some mess like this.

I just know I'm gonna have nightmares tonight.

Bachmann ought to take her devotees and find a remote island where they can pursue their crusade to their hearts' content. They could fund their evangelism with a reality show: "Michelle Bachmann--Lord of the Batshit Crazy Flies.":evilgrin: