I watched Ann Coulter on Donny Deutsch the other day. Take a look at the video interview. When he wasn’t handling her through sexual compliments (she’s not immune), they spoke about the Middle East conflicts. Coulter, a Christian, gave us a clear view of the neo-conservative solution to these conflicts. She lamented that we could no longer handle things as we did during WWII, with carpet bombing. Now we have “surgical strikes” which means we keep missing the targets. She and the neocons want to wipe out the whole region of brown-skinned people. They expect that’s how they’ll kill a few terrorists.

[Maybe several of us should finance the opening of hundreds of invitro fertilization clinics throughout the Middle East. It might be that the only way to save the region from Ms. Coulter and her ilk is to fill it with stem cells.]

In the meantime, we know Switzerland (which has remained steadfastly neutral) recently found they have terrorists hidden in their communities. We also know some would-be terrorists were found again in South Florida. A couple of the 9/11 hijackers had lived in South Florida and other locations throughout the U.S.

What can we expect next from Mr. Bush and his supporters? Carpet bombing in Jeb’s state? This is the hypocrisy of the their “morality.” The neocons embrace collateral damage as if it’s a God-given right — as long as white Christians aren’t among the casualties. And if some are, it simply makes for good press.

History shows us the many ways in which religious fanaticism almost always leads to immoral acts — yet another proof that morality and religion are not intrinsically connected. When Democrats stop accepting and reinforcing the right-wing notion that you can have morality only when you embrace a narrow set of Christian values, they’ll see a broadening of support from all sides. This broader moral base will easily trump the more narrow Christian right, and might even bring some of them along. I say this because Mr. Bush has led a campaign of hypocrisy and theocracy long enough. It’s sullied Christianity and excluded everyone else.

Another way Democrats can break through the exclusionary myth that morality can exist only through a religious belief is by repeatedly spotlighting Mr. Bush’s (unconstitutional and immoral) signing statement giving him and his minions perceived loopholes so they can continue to torture detainees. Torture is immoral, unacceptable and not something Americans want even remotely identified with this country. Above all, there can be no loophole in basic human morals.

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