Bobo's world, Vol. XXXIV

Summing up today's installment of Miasma, by David Brooks, I'd say Atrios says it best.

Meanwhile, in Bobo's Red State World of Wonderous Walues, I can only ask, what the hell is wrong with Kansas?

TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 24 - Jael Phelps, 20, a nursing student, stood outside the City Council chamber here on a recent night holding a sign with a photograph of the councilwoman whom she hopes to unseat, Tiffany Muller, placed on a dog's body. The caption, "Mutt Muller," alluded to her family's view of homosexuals.

Now that's a nurse I don't want to see coming at me in the middle of the night with a catheter.

Or maybe Bobo can explain the Red State values at play in this heartwarming story of Kansas, faith, and community.

He lived in this suburb of Wichita, the city he is suspected of terrorizing, with a wife and two children. He led a Cub Scout troop and was active in his Lutheran church. As an ordinance enforcement officer for the local government, he could be seen measuring grass in a front yard with a tape measure to see if it was too long, a neighbor said.

On Saturday, police identified Rader as a suspect in the BTK killings and announced an end to their 31-year manhunt. Although no charges have been filed, a jubilant collection of law enforcers and community leaders told a cheering crowd they were confident the long-running case could now be closed.

Officials also said they connected two more deaths to BTK — a self-coined nickname that stands for “Bind, Torture, Kill” — bringing his total to at least 10.

And to think the scouts are worried about openly gay scout masters.