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the God and Mammon factions duke it out

Fri 11/04/05 at 12:32 pm

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Politics: Kerfuffle Shuffle by Marston Moore

[F]or my money, give me an ideological struggle any time – a real battle for the

Soul of a party! Behold, the Republicans. . .

Curiously, most of the voters in Albuquerque’s City Council District 9 probably

don’t realize they’re at the epicenter of a showdown between two factions of the GOP – the Religious Right and the corporate

wing. On November 15, a run-off election pits challenger Don Harris against incumbent Tina Cummins.

At the national

level, the God and Mammon factions coexist quite comfortably at the heart of George Bush’s coalitional base. And for that matter,

devotees of the so-called “Prosperity Gospel” cult seem to have obliterated doctrinal differences, banishing the blessed poor from the

kingdom altogether.

But here in Albuquerque’s District 9, the two factions are duking it out, although it’s all under the radar.

…

After all, it might be interesting to place someone on the City Council who just might harbor thoughts unthinkable to most of

the rest of us – that George Bush is not doing ENOUGH to establish a state religion in America.

And while we’re at it, let’s

give the local GOP a big hand for offering the voters of District 9 such an intriguing choice: Shall it be Harris or Cummins? God or

Mammon? The total wacko or the little bit wacky?

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