raptureYou have to go and see Max Blumenthal's latest, an intimate look at the crazies who attended the Christians United for Israel 2007 conference. Now, these are a bunch of people who believe that the US has to align itself with Israel and conduct endless wars in the Middle East so that we can hasten the apocalypse.

Crazy people. Like, point your finger at your temple and twirl it crazy. Birds chirping and shit.

And who's their keynote speaker?

Very Serious Beltway Brahmin Joe Lieberman.

Oh, and Rick ("Squick") Santorum and Tom ("Isn't He in Jail Yet?") DeLay.

They're everywhere. Sometimes I'm not sure what's a more frightening thought, that our president wakes up each morning and says, "Aw, shoot! I didn't get Raptured yet!" or that Dick Cheney wakes up each morning and thinks, "Well, dammit. Looks like George didn't get Raptured yet."