FALWELL AND BUSH

Whenever I point out the excrescences of Jerry Falwell on the far right, I am routinely told that he is no longer a member of the religious right in good standing, that he is now a fringe character, that he has no real ties to the Bush administration, that his comments blaming 9/11 on gays and women in America made him persona non grata, and on and on. So why did the White House call Falwell for input on a judicial nominee for the Supreme Court? Just asking.