Could Ye Not Watch One Hour With Me...ROY!?!

Chief Judge Roy Moore turns out to be a rather fair-weather Fundie. He was willing to defy a federal court order to remove the Ten Commandments sculpture from the Alabama Supreme Court building, but when his own career was in the cross-hairs, he blinked very quickly.

Moore had no immediate comment after his suspension was announced. His spokesman, Tom Parker, said Moore's attorneys would respond Monday.

Although Moore's supporters have said they will try to prevent court officials from moving the monument, Moore's attorneys offered assurances that their client will not interfere with the removal, during a conference call Friday with Thompson, two plaintiffs' attorneys who also took part in the call said.

Of course, that could be read two ways. Since Moore has been suspended, he has no offical ability to interfere with the removal. And Roy Boy apparently won't physically block the removal, like his crazed supporters. On the other hand, Roy can say that he didn't defy the Court's order, just that he refused to put it into effect but allowed others to do so (I would guess the order is directed to the Ala. Supreme Court, and not Moore personally). That would be the career-saving move.

In either case, if Roy had the courage of his convictions, he'd resign and find some other venue in which to perform God's work. I'm sure Johnny Asscrack has a spot for him on a federal bench.

p.s. I thought Colonel Tom was dead.