Praise the Lord

Social conservatives are finally realizing that Mr. Bush and other Republican politicians are merely using them (from the horrible Washington Times--but even a broken clock is right twice a day):

Religious conservatives helped Ronald Reagan win the presidency in the 1980s and helped Republicans retake the House and Senate in 1994, but complain that they have little to show for their loyalty to the GOP.

'I'm not blaming the president, but religious conservatives have been doing politics for 25 years and, on every front, are worse off on things they care about,' said Gary Bauer, president of American Values. 'The gay rights movement is more powerful, the culture is more decadent, the life of not one baby has been saved, porn is in the living room, and you can't watch the Super Bowl without your hand on the off switch.'

Religious right leaders say their constituents aren't likely to defect to the Democrats.