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Permalink Reply by Scott M on July 21, 2010 at 1:12pm

Well, if the one attack ad against Byrne is right, he at least believes in evolution and is willing to consider that the Bible might not be literally true. Of course, sadly, Mr. Byrne then came out with a rebuttal about how his faith in Jesus Christ was the bedrock of his life or some other claptrap.

Permalink Reply by The Big Blue Frog on July 23, 2010 at 2:14pm

That's what's so frustrating. Even if Byrne or anyone else is a rational thinker, they will act like a religious fanatic to get elected in our state.

Permalink Reply by Scott M on August 6, 2010 at 10:01am

All politicians lie in the campaign, otherwise no one would vote for them. The trick is to try and figure out what their lies are and what they might actually do when elected. I wish I could offer some insight as to how to do this, but honestly my own track record hasn't been very good.

So I try to gauge what they'll do by what they've done. In the case of Byrne, we know he has supported the teaching of evolutionary biology in Alabama schools. So in the absence of more reasons to vote for someone else I suppose I'd vote for Byrne.