Well, since I started some of this, I want to point out that I never said “get rid of Christians” which is where some of the posts are drifting. What I said was that those furthest to the right have a lot of money, have very strong opinions on social changes, and are generally no the majority opinion. That they are so vocal (more so than the fiscal cons’s) puts them in a position where they are viewed as “leading” the party and they drown out the other message.
As a democrat, when I look across the aisle, I see Romney who was probably the best fiscal con running last time, but I have to ask myself…if I vote for him, will he feel beholden to the religious right and end up loading the rest of the Supreme Court with people that don’t share my views (and cause a 20-30 year imbalance on the court)? Americans are largely in the center (socially), and both parties would do well to move in that direction. More gets done and it gets done much faster, as the social issues evoke a very emotional response which grinds the wheels of progress to a halt. And for the right who say they want small government and want them to stay out of our lives, I’d think these goals would be consistent with that.
Jack
