Democrats Sensitive to Alleged "Assault on People of Faith"

As a follow-up to Saturday's post, "Frist Accused of Exploiting Religion Issue", here's more on the Democrats squealing like stuck pigs over being taken to task for their support of the "Schumer Doctrine" [hat tip to Laura Ingraham radio program]:

From CNSNews.com:

Sen. Bill Frist's participation in a "Justice Sunday" telecast has offended and/or alarmed a number of Democrats and liberal interest groups.

Critics particularly object to the notion that Democrats, by opposing ten of President Bush's conservative judicial nominees, are conducting an assault on "people of faith."

***
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), appearing on ABC's "This Week," called the event "deeply un-American", and he objected to the notion that the filibuster of judicial nominees is "people of faith versus the Democrats." [emphasis added]

No, Chuck, what's "deeply un-American" is the doctrine that bears your name, which posits denying people with "deeply held religious beliefs" the opportunity to serve in public office.

From Fox News Sunday:

CHRIS WALLACE: OK. Senator Biden, one last question for you. Majority Leader Frist says he's going to take part in a broadcast next Sunday. A flier for the program — and we have it up here on the screen — shows a young man with a gavel in one hand and a bible in the other, and it says that it will condemn the filibuster as being used against people of faith.

Now Senator Frist has said that he's not going to talk about religion. He's going to talk about the legislative issue. But are you concerned about his appearing in that broadcast?

JOE BIDEN: I'm concerned for him. Look, he's a smart guy. This is simply, simply not fair and is demagoguery.

The fight over these judges ... has nothing to do with the Bible. I'm a practicing Catholic. I got accused of voting against a particular nominee from Alabama because he was a Catholic. Give me a break. I'm voting against someone in Alabama who's a Catholic because I'm a Catholic? I mean this is pure, dangerous demagoguery. [emphasis added]

No, Joe, you're a "cultural" Catholic. And yes, you did oppose Bill Pryor exactly because he's the sort of Catholic you're not: a devout, observant Catholic with "deeply held religious values" (i.e. he actually believes and lives the teachings of the Church to which you allegedly belong).