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... given the partisantship motivated by religious fanatacism that animates republican officeholders ...
This statement shows why Kerry lost in 2004 and why the Democrats, despite their present giddy hopes, are going to lose in '06 and '08. It's the complete misunderstanding of what motivates religious voters (evangelicals, Roman Catholics and conservative Jews). To call the very traditional and simple belief that marriage is sacred and not something to be redefined based on current fads "religious fanaticism" shows bigotry of the highest sort. To then have Howard Dean call conservative religious types "bigots" just further alientates them.
Nancy Pelosi, Hillary and everyone else can mouth all the religious platitudes they want. They can artificially wedge biblical citations in all their speechs, but they're not fooling anyone.
The Dems will never get the religious vote because we don't believe you, and we're tired of being mocked for beliefs that were mainstream a mere 15 years ago.
