"I am a deceiver and a liar." -- Rev. Ted Haggard

"Wildman" Ted Haggard on whom we've reported twice in recent days:

President Bush Silent On Recent Ted Haggard Revelations

Rev. Haggard hauls out the old reliable "just the tip" and "I didn't inhale" defense )

has been fired by the 14,000 member church he founded. On Friday he stepped down from his leadership of the National Association of Evangelicals, and "temporarily" resigned from the New Life Church. He would be reinstated, he said, when it was proven he had not engaged in homosexual relations with a prostitute. An independent board of the church, however, found that "Our investigation and Pastor Haggard's public statements have proven without a doubt that he has committed sexually immoral conduct."

"The fact is I am guilty of sexual immorality. And I take responsibility for the entire problem. I am a deceiver and a liar."

The Republicans have once again been put in a tight spot by penis-loving members who invite scrutiny by simultaneously fighting against gay rights, gay marriage, and gay adoption, while they pursue and pursue a closeted, but gay, lifestyle.

"There's a part of my life that is so repulsive and dark that I have been warring against it for all of my adult life," said Reverend Haggard.

How this affects the election is anyone's guess. We DO know that the evangelicals/Christian right are already angry with the president and the Republican-controlled Congress for their failure to deliver any real gains on social issues--even before the recent homosexual sex scandals involving Mark Foley and Rev. Haggard. The pendulum might swing mightily if the allegations surrounding President Bush and Reverend Haggard prove to be true. All This Is That, as you may recall from yesterday's article, is investigating those allegations, but has been met with a wall of silence. . .
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