Hagee in the hot seat

May 13th, 2008 · No Comments · Hot Off The Presses, Politics, Schmolitics, Religion

Pastor who endorsed McCain apologizes for remarks about Catholics - Los Angeles Times

Commenters on liberal-Christian, Episcopalian blogs I read have been complaining for weeks about John Hagee’s apparent invisibility on the media radar, while Rev. Wright was in the crosshairs of the right wing, hoping to pick off Obama from a tangent. Well, what goes around comes around; McCain’s pet pastor, whose support he needs in order to gain grudging favor from the religious right, finally gains albatross status.

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