That Crazy Mrs. Bush Dares to be Human

I don't have all the details, but from my voluntary sources it appears that Mrs. Bush has broken through the church lady mold and became human in the eyes of many this week.

Sexuality is such a struggle for evangelicals. The males want access to the porn (do the math) and a seat in the front pew, the females want to be Proverbs 31 women, and everyone wants Laura to keep her Jesus smile.

Visit John Tierney's op-ed piece in the The New York Times. My email to him follow's.

www.nytimes.com/top/opinion/editorialsandoped/oped/columnists/johntierney/index.html

John,

As an evangelical run-of-the-mill Republican from a Blue state, my blood was boiling after reading your column. From a typical, know-it- all intellectual Easterner, you could not have been more .................... correct.

Regardless of our core beliefs, you are correct in your basic assessment that Mrs. Bush was only letting out in public what most Evangelical men and women know about themselves. They are sexual beings. God made us that way.

Our women follow "The Bachelor" and "Desperate Housewives" just as closely as they followed the soaps of the 50's and 60's before they followed suit and started getting jobs. The men like their porn, especially now that it is more and more accesible with the desktop. The thing is, we are in denial about the math. Without our numbers, the networks would be sad. They need us. And as long as we stay in denial about our viewing habits, the more they will bring it on.

I listen to Howard Stern to hear vulnerability. I was a pre-911 fan of Michael Moore because he was creative in exposing institutional arrogance. I watch Cohen brother movies so I don't loose my mind. Most of my Bible thumping friends do as well.

Thanks again.