The Wall Street Journal has just reported that three Christian ministers claim to have snuck into a Senate hearing room in order to anoint the chairs that will be used for Samuel Alito's confirmation hearing next week.

"We did adequately apply oil to all the seats," the Rev. Rob Schenck tells the Journal. Schenck and his colleagues insisted that they aren't taking sides in the confirmation fight. But Schenck said that God is "interested" in "what goes on" in Alito's confirmation process.

The title "Reverend" is carried by a lot of lunatics, isn't it?

I have a hard time imagining a Lord of the Universe who whispers into the ears of the Three Stooges that they ought to go grease up a couple of chairs to lubricate the approval process for his chosen wingnut. It's almost as hard to imagine that these kooks have congregations that respect and follow them…

(via Mike the Mad Biologist)