Ÿep...Rachael Maddow has had 3-4 consecutive nights of unraveling the C-Street story now...with interviews with Jeff Sharlet, who wrote the book on them.

It is a classic case of circular reasoning and rationalization designed to justify whatever it is you WANT to be true.

"Morality is a useful 'concept' to apply to others, but not to **US CHOSEN ONES**. Wealth & power came to us because we are superior, and chosen by God to BE wealthy & powerful: therefore what we do to extend & protect that situation is justified."

Of course, I doubt that within "The Family" it would never be expressed quite so ...ummm... directly. They rely on little homilies and assumed references to cover whatever they are doing...until someone questions directly on some issue...then they slip and SAY some of the seldom voiced beliefs...like Rep. Zack Wamp did the other day.