In an incident that draws the issues of hypocrisy and the separation of church and state in to sharp relief, Republican representative-elect Douglas Bruce "brought his shoe down hard" on the knee of a photographer who snapped his picture during the traditional morning prayer. Bruce, with his Bible in his hand, refused to apologize, stating:

"If people are going to cause a disruption during a public prayer, they should be called for it. He owes an apology to the House and the public."

Originally conceived, written and published on DailyKos but far too important not to crosspost here.

Recently, Zwoof posted a diary called Romney 'The Brethren in Salt Lake City told me I could take this position'. The diary gave kudos to Bob Love, who called our attention to the issue in his comment here. Bob, in turn, credits daristani's comment as his source.

In a nutshell, Romney's candidacy is now toast. Make the jump for the short finish, then go Rec Zwoof's piece and give mucho kudos to Bob Love and daristani wherever you find 'em today.