As Beaufort pointed out below I may have opened the proverbial Pandora’s Box and that was on purpose.  In politics, it seems like the worst of worse are those that claim God is on their side.  And this year, the Conservative Right seems to be invoking God more than normal.

Those who know me well know that I have some pretty strong religious beliefs although I’m not much better than most in practicing them.  I have found it especially tough when I’m going through periods of extreme depression.  But then I’m not running for office or in a leadership position, not that that is an excuse.

At the local level one campaign in particular seems to have a lot of “Christians” vying for the office and that is the 59th Assembly District.  At the forum sponsored by the High Desert Republican Women Federated a few weeks ago, I think all but one of the candidates invoked God in one way or another.  Several talked about their beliefs quite freely.  And for those of us that lean that way, it was refreshing.

What is not refreshing is the level to which the 59th Assembly District campaign has sunk.  And the acrimony has all originated with a single group of people divided between two candidates:  Barb, ET Snell, Al Vogler, Paul Bosacki, Chris Lancaster and Ken Hunter.  This group claims to be fighting corruption and yet has used the single most bigoted approach I have ever witnessed in politics.  Their propaganda is filled with a level of hatred that reminds me of the Taliban or Muslim extremists.  I don’t think I have ever seen people so obsessed with destroying others as these five individuals are.  Somehow, I have a hard time believing God is on their side.