The key to understanding the misunderstanding is to imagine that President Bush made the exact same comments as Dr. Dobson. Then, it would obviously be viewed as God's honest truth that there will be backlash - but since it is only that crazy wacko right winger Dobson, it's a horrible threat, and untrue.
The hypocrisy is very thinly-veiled here.
And should even one of President Bush's nominees get derailed because of Specter's mischief, I am one evangelical-sympathizing right winger who won't forget it.
It STILL a threat. And it sucks, no matter WHO says it.