His Lowliness the Dope Greets His Holiness the Pope

Bush is going to throw down a big shindig for the Pope's visit. He's also going to pick him up at Andrews Air Force Base, where generally leaders of other nations are collected. No president has ever done this before. Bush says, "One, he speaks for millions. Two, he doesn't come as a politician; he comes as a man of faith," in a symbolic gesture to raise religion to its rightful place in government.

La Belle wonders how much this party is going to cost us taxpayers. A lot.

However, there will be some uninvited guests, although they will surely have to stay in the "free speech zones" out of sight.

"We cannot welcome this pope until he begins to do away with the church's continuing violence of sexism," said Sister Donna Quinn, coordinator of the National Coalition of American Nuns.

  Federal News Radio

Organized groups will be protesting the church’s refusal to ordain women, its ban on contraception and stand on gay rights, and sex abuse by priests.

As well they should. As well they should.

P.S. Benny himself won't even be going to the party in his honor, in case you were thinking it's a waste of your hard-earned money - it's even moreso.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.