Children? Why, yes, they make EXCELLENT flak jackets. Why do you ask?

Remember when GOP douchebag Tom Reynolds, in giving a press conference to address questions related to the Mark Foley scandal, chose to surround himself with numerous children in a rather transparent attempt to dilute the questions that might have been asked, going so far as to refuse to usher those children out of the room even after reporters pointedly suggested that their presence was inappropriate?

Well, it would seem that the wankersphere has a new trend -- hiding behind children -- as you can read here, where Bible-whomping, meth-using, gay hooker-frequenting horndog Ted Haggard, in answering a reporter's questions, didn't even get out of his car, choosing to conduct the interview in the presence of both his wife in the front seat and his children in the back seat.

Now I know why right-wing loons want so many kids -- they're useful for sucking up the bullets when the shit finally hits the fan.