Flenser,

I happen to be one of those yokels in fly-over country. So I really don’t want it “stuck to me” by either candidate.

I could care less whether or not people believe in God. I just don’t want the religious right having a strong voice with the ruling party. What’s wrong with that sentiment?

I wouldn’t have a problem with the religious right if they weren’t trying to impose their will on everyone else. They’re welcome to whatever beliefs they wish to have. I simply don’t want those beliefs enshrined in the government.

I don’t care about Bush’s personal religion. What concerns me is his embrace of the religious right and their socially conservative issues. Bush personally seems to be moderate on social issues, as does Cheney. However, his actions have strengthened the socially conservative side of things with only cursory stabs at the center.

Being a libertarian on social issues, I think this stance by the republicans is bad for the country and bad for me.

And how am I a prig? Simply because I think your candidate is the worse of the two bad choices we have? As I stated, Kerry doesn’t excite me. But he’s the lesser evil, if only by a hair.