Well, it was bound to happen. The Democrats are officially trying to crank up the volume on That Old Time Religion.

On Wednesday, the very liberal Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) went to the National Press Club and proclaimed the need for Democrats to talk more about values and said it was useful that a Democratic candidate “talked about God.”

And haven’t I been saying that I would really love if what came out of the last election was the beginnings of detente between the liberal Democrats and the religious Democrats who have been marginalized and silenced for years? I’m conservative myself, and likely to remain so, but lately I’ve seen the value in having a healthy opposing viewpoint. Except the liberal left isn’t healthy. They’ve been trying to draw more and more sustenance from less and less substance and seem to be going insane, like someone who has a bag over their face.

I hope that doesn’t seem like an unkind metaphor. It might just be wishful thinking. I’ve been wishing that someone would put a bag over Ted Kennedy’s face for many years.

Oh. That really was unkind. Oops. Sorry.