Bush's base: We don't want a "closeted" Christian

bush's "code" has never been all that subtle... even someone with a tin ear could crack it... i doubt if bush has ever made a single public speech without peppering it with words and references the faithful would clearly interpret as evidence of bush's solid evangelical, fundamentalist christianity... the whole terri schiavo affair was a brazenly calculated effort to display the depth of george's beliefs which, ironically, was perhaps the very point at which his pandering began to backfire...

The nomination of Ms. Miers demonstrated the fragility of a coalition built in part on code. The administration relied on subtle clues about her evangelical faith and confidential conversations with influential conservative Christians to enlist grass-roots support for Ms. Miers.

Instead the Miers nomination has threatened to shatter the coalition that Mr. Bush and his adviser Karl Rove hoped would be the foundation of a durable Republican majority. Social conservatives say that Mr. Bush made them tacit promises to appoint justices who would rule their way on abortion and other social issues. They wanted a nominee with a clear record and Ms. Miers had none.

in all honesty, i am fairly well convinced that both bush and rove are solid in their evangelical, fundamentalist christian beliefs and would sincerely like to see the country governed from those principles... i also believe that miers is of the same mind... her choice, however, and the apparent strategy of using her as a stalking horse to bypass moderate and liberal scrutiny, also reflects just how intense their desire to hold on to power at any cost... it is that desire, now on full public display, that is their achilles heel... the fundamentalists are making it very clear they don't want a "closeted" christian at the helm...

here's the passage that put a burr under my butt... typical nyt... won't say shit until they're up to their eyeballs in it... some liberal media we have... HA...!

And at a time when polls show his approval rating hovering near its low point, the discontent of his most passionate supporters can only hasten the day when the term "lame duck" will apply.

get a friggin' CLUE... he's been a "lame duck" at least since terri schiavo...

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