It's The Rapture, Baby!

Well, I don't think there's much coincidence that with the fight between Israel and Hezbollah taking place in Lebanon that more of the fruity nutcake Christians who always see Armageddon and the rapture with the End Times around every corner now predict we're finally at that time.

In a story in The Nation, Max Blumenthal writes that Rapture-ready Christian Zionists have hired their first full-time Washington lobbyist. He's experienced, connected to the White House--and, oy vey, he's Jewish.