Senator Santorum backed away from the ID side in the Dover case. If he thought the anti-evolution side had any political muscle, do you think he would have done so?
Santorum now critical of Dover case
"...Santorum said he was troubled by court testimony that showed some board members were motivated by religion in adopting the policy."
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"He said he intends to withdraw his affiliation with the Michigan-based public-interest law firm that promotes Christian values."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1545613/posts
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Gov. Taft of Ohio must not think the anti-evolutionists have much clout either:
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I don't have the link handy right now, but the Dover school board members who pushed ID were soundly thrashed by candidates who promised to reverse the policy.
Dover CARES sweeps election
Dover CARES swept the race for school board Tuesday defeating board members who supported the curriculum change being challenged in federal court.
After months of fierce campaigning that included some mudslinging from both sides, new members of the board are Bernadette Reinking, Rob McIlvaine, Bryan Rehm, Terry Emig, Patricia Dapp, Judy McIlvaine, Larry Gurreri and Phil Herman.
The challengers defeated James Cashman, Alan Bonsell, Sherrie Leber, Ed Rowand, Eric Riddle, Ron Short, Sheila Harkins and Dave Napierskie.