Taking a bite out of Texas.

Am I really supposed to feel bad because the Lakewood Church of Houston, Texas, was robbed to the drop-in-the-bucket tune of $600,000 in cash, checks and credit card information? All it means is that one con artist was ripped off by another con artist. Joel Osteen is a creepy little grifter who has, like so many other hustlers, turned Christ into a multi-million dollar business by conning the gullible Texans who flock to his spiritual crack house looking for some meaning to their bible-fueled lives. And do they get it! Joelly with his costly equine dental work and zillion dollar wardrobe has just the kind of Elmer Gantry patter to get them to fork over half the rent, a chunk of the kids' college fun, and any spare change they can find in their Rooms to Go sofa. I don't know who took the money, but I hope he or she gets away with it. It isn't actually stolen: It was just transferred from one thief to another.