For better or worse, often worse, the Catholic church requires that someone be dead for five years before a person can even be considered for sainthood, and even then that just begins a lengthy process of investigation. The reason, of course, is to put some historical perspective in place to see if the person stands the test of time. It also allows for some deep investigation into whether the person may have …oh, stole millions from church coffers, as but one example.

One can say a lot of things about the Catholic Church (and we’d love to, given the time) but there is likely some wisdom behind the policy. Passions of the day can lead to mistakes that often look silly in retrospect, draining legitimacy from the entire organization. Missouri is not afraid of looking silly in retrospect and had some legitimacy drained long ago. God only knows what they would find in a thorough investigation of Rush. Missouri just passed a bill in the House to elevate a hyper-partisan racist, misogynist, etc. etc. to secular sainthood. From “The Hill”:

The state’s GOP-led House voted to add a provision for the holiday to an existing bill that would recognize “the first full week in September of each year as ‘Fox Trotter Week’ in Missouri.” The bill will be sent to the state Senate for further approval, according to The Associated Press.

With the provision, Limbaugh would be honored on his birthday, Jan. 12, every year. The late radio host died in February at the age of 70.

Does Jack Buck, the famed Cardinals radio announcer for what seemed like 167 years have a day named for him? Two radio guys, one loved by the entire state, one loved by a special slice that sits in the House chamber and in the tonier conservative suburbs and promoted hatred of everyone else? No.

“Rush demonstrated courage to speak boldly and encouraged his listeners and viewers to reach for their dreams and to push onward beyond the naysayers and discouragers that we all encounter in life,” state Rep. Sara Walsh (R) told AP.

This is the man who played a mock song, “Barack the Magic Ne*gro.”

Go ahead Missouri, “Show me” that you’re willing to embarrass yourselves even further. And this country continues its descent into even more partisan hatred, the Cold Civil War beats on.

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Peace, y’all
Jason
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