A headline that sort of captures where we are.

From The Politico: "Dean says Jews can go to heaven"

And how is it we got here exactly?

Late Update: Okay, couldn't help myself. Here's the second graf of the piece ...

In another statement likely to stir debate among the evangelical Christians his party is urgently trying to court, Dean also asserted “there are no bars to heaven for anybody,” according to the report by JTA, a 90-year-old non-profit organization which calls itself “the global news service of the Jewish people.”

It is a risky move, isn't it? As long as Democrats are trying to court people of faith, it would probably be the wiser course of action to note the probable damnation of the Jews.

Even Later Update: I actually found it even more shocking that more than a few readers read this post apparently just after having their irony and sarcasm surgically removed.