Is the monster real?

(Daily Kos)

Is the monster real?

From Indecision Forever:

At least in theory, there lives a beautiful creature that inhabits lochs and bayous. Evidence of its existence is anecdotal, with minimal and much-disputed photographic material and journalistic accounts. Unfortunately, this creature, "the Louisiana Republican state legislator that makes a modicum of sense," is most likely a modern myth.

I'm a skeptic, myself. And the rest of the article explains why we should all remain skeptical:

The latest strike against this elusive creature's existence came in the form of legislation signed by Governor Bobby Jindal, making Louisiana the leader in privatizing public education. Beginning this fall, thousands Louisiana schoolkids will receive taxpayer funded vouchers covering the full cost of tuition at private religious schools, while the public school they previously attended will lose funding.

But whatever the damage done to the separation of church and state, at least the kids will be getting a solid education…

Thousands of American school pupils are to be taught that the Loch Ness monster is real — in an attempt by religious teachers to disprove Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

Pupils attending privately-run Christian schools in the southern state of Louisiana will learn from textbooks next year, which claim Scotland's most famous mythological beast is a living creature… Youngsters will be told that if it can be proved that dinosaurs walked the earth at the same time as man, then Darwinism is fatally flawed…

"Have you heard of the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland? 'Nessie' for short has been recorded on sonar from a small submarine, described by eyewitnesses, and photographed by others. Nessie appears to be a plesiosaur."

Another claim taught is that a Japanese whaling boat once caught a dinosaur.

And to think, Muslims almost ruined this great innovation in American education policy, just like they ruin everything! An Islamic school had briefly applied for the voucher program, drawing ire from Republican lawmakers, before withdrawing its application.

Those darned Muslims! Just because Christians can get tax money to push their religious fantasies on kids, how dare the Muslims think that they can do the same?

Don't tell me they actually believe that stuff in the Constitution about freedom of religion! After all, we're supposed to have a 'wall' of separation between church and state, too...

Yeah, it's getting harder to see America as we limp back to the Dark Ages, herded by lumbering beasts with tiny brains.