Fraters Libertas

I Guess We Always Knew He Didn't Like Bush

So Andrew Sullivan has come out in support of a Kerry presidency.

Lileks has done a good job taking apart the ridiculous arguments he makes to support this whacked-out endorsement, but as a plain-spoken Midwesterner I will just say that Sullivan is full of crap.

The tortured thinking of Sullivan's and his reasons why Kerry would be a better Commander In Chief betray what I think is his true reason to oppose Bush and it has nothing to do with how he handled Iraq, or terrorism or any other issue. For Sullivan it is personal. The logic goes a little something like this:

1. Bush is religious
2. Those living an alternative lifestyle see religious people as a threat
3. Kerry isn't very religious
4. Therefore Kerry is less of a threat and a better choice for president

But what is the threat? The threat that those in the alternative lifestyle fear is any reminder that what they are doing might (might) be wrong. The wolves of guilt can be kept at bay as long as people don't "Judge" them. And who are those that they feel are judging them? Religious people. People who haven't embraced moral relativism. People who might not be all that willing to happily support two dudes getting married. People who tend to be Republicans.

In many ways, I guess I can't blame him. Paranoia of the "Religious Right" and their power is not unusual for many people. But Andrew, give us a damn break with the diversions and intellectual wankery about why Kerry would be a better president. Hey, if you want to live in P Town and do your thing nobody really cares, but don't try to sell BS to us about Bush so you don't have to deal with the guilt of your own adult decisions.