EMAIL OF THE DAY

“I am an admirer of your writing and (generally) good common sense. I contributed to your original fund drive, as yours was a voice I wanted to hear. Even when I disagree with you, as I do on the issue of gay marriage (good Catholics can disagree, right?), I take your arguments seriously enough to consider them as those of a thoughtful human, not the spawn of Satan. Thus I was particularly annoyed to read the snippet today on “the social right’s darling, Pat Robertson.” As you can tell, I’m a social conservative, but I also consider Robertson an ignorant bigot and fast talker who is an embarrassment to me (and many of my friends on the social right). -I refrain from associating you with nutbar leftist homosexuals; I’d appreciate it if you would refrain from associating-me and other-social conservatives with Robertson (whom I loathe).” I take the point. But there was a time when Robertson was regarded as a pillar of the consrvative establishment, defended by the likes of Norman Podhoretz, etc.