Electric lard ass
I guess some on the Christian right are mad about the lineup at the Republican Convention, feeling they are being ignored. Bush is trying to avoid the same mistakes his father made when he gave Pat Buchanan and Pat Robertson prime speaking engagements. As for the last part about Henry Hyde, is this guy kidding? Electrifying? Oh and by the way, the great moralist Hyde who led the impeachment of Clinton was also an adulterer. He had an affair with a married woman that he now sloughs off as a youthful indiscretion. Oh, the hypocrisy!

Here it is from the LA Times:

"Many socially conservative leaders feel slighted, saying their representatives have been edged out of prime-time convention speaking slots by more moderate Republicans, such as California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani -- who favor legal abortion -- and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who opposes a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage.

Their push for a bigger piece of the action has generated a small movement.

Indiana Rep. Mike Pence got 127 Republicans in Congress to sign a letter calling for a central speaking role for Rep. Henry J. Hyde (R-Ill.), who is anti-abortion, saying his appearance would electrify the delegates like "Elvis at Memphis."