I wonder if the bleached bones of Joe McCarthy will preside over these MOGOP loyalty tribunals [1] being held today in Jefferson City?

According to an email from some Missouri supporters of Ron Paul, sent late Sunday night, the state Republican Party has scheduled a special “credentials meeting” for 10 a.m. Monday at the  Blue Armory in Jefferson City.

At the meeting, according to the email, about 300 of the 1,900 elected delegates to the state GOP convention May 30-June 1 must disprove allegations that — presumably — accuse the targeted delegates of not being bona fide Republicans and/or not committed to supporting John McCain for president.

Reason number 2,829 to be glad you're not a Republican.

Interestingly, a number of disenchanted Paul supporters have recently suggested that former  MOGOP spokesman Paul Sloca was forced out from his post last month in part because he was too sympathetic to the Ron Paul faction to suit the needs of Missouri Republican Party leadership. 

Not for nothing, but a 2008 election season with a strongly pro-Democratic environment seems an inopportune time for Republicans to be pushing people out of their party.  But it's fine by me.