Hooligans of the GOP

I didn't catch the Republican presidential debate but I hear it was a mind-numbing doozy of a ignoramafest.

Take this gem from Brownback:

"While no stone should be left unturned in seeking to discover the nature of man's origins, we can say with conviction that we know with certainty at least part of the outcome. Man was not an accident and reflects an image and likeness unique in the created order. Those aspects of evolutionary theory compatible with this truth are a welcome addition to human knowledge. Aspects of these theories that undermine this truth, however, should be firmly rejected as atheistic theology posing as science."

Best be praying to God and Shiva that this man never makes it to the Oval Office.

Jerry Coyne had a good response to some of this stuff at Edge.

We're not talking about space aliens, folks. Just basic evolution. A presidential candidate ought to at least know his ABCs.