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So many examples of right-wing Christian hypocrisy lately! If all the satirists went on strike we would hardly notice.

Spokane Mayor Jim West, an outspoken anti-gay Republican, turns out to be gay. West, who has pushed anti-gay legislation and a bill to outlaw sex among teenagers, apparently was cruising the Internet for teenage guys from his office. “‘I didn’t masturbate in my office,’ he insists with Clintonian specificity.” While not happy to be outed, West is dwelling on the fact that he’s gay, hoping to divert attention from the fact that he’s accused of being a serial pedophile.

Meanwhile, in Missouri, the Governor Matt Blunt has signed legislation enacting Medicaid cuts that will eliminate health insurance coverage for about 100,000 parents, people with disabilities and elderly people. Faced with the criticism that the cuts are simply morally wrong, the governor (a devout Christian) brazens it out and insists that cutting health care for the poor is morally correct because raising taxes is wrong. Indeed, Jessica Robinson, the governor’s press secretary, has argued that the cuts are actually good for the poor, by providing an incentive for them to get job training. As Dave Barry might say, I am not making this up.