I loved the Reagan quote, btw.

Did you know that the Commonwealth of Virginia had an official state religion until WELL into the 19th century? (Church of England) Several New England states have had ‘em at one point or another, too. My only quibble – not an argument, just a quibble – is that while the Founding Fathers clearly, totally, unquestionably did favor separation of church and state, and there’s no getting around that; what they meant by that concept is probably different than what you mean.

Virginia, for instance, had the C-of-E as the official religion all through the Federal era and almost up to the Civil War, and not a one of the Founding Fathers, nor four of the first 5 presidents (Virginians) ever bothered to raise a stink about that, or even imply that it was unseemly. Clearly, what they all meant was that the FEDERAL government can not endorse nor oppress a religion, but the states themselves could do whatever the hell they wanted. “Separation of church and FEDERAL state” is what they were going for.

Not arguing, just sayin’.

Anyway, I’m gonna’ restate my previous prediction about this election since the fix is already in: Obama by 7%, and the Democrats will take Florida this time.