No, the New York Times wants the Patsies to BE the GOP now; they're going to try to hang that "religious right" stuff around the GOP's neck for the next 4 years.
And, as we all know, the religious right will play right along.
As far as I'm concerned, let the New York Times scream about the fanatical "religious right" for the next four years to their heart's content if it makes them feel better. They're only talking to the Hollyweirdos and the upper-west side Manhattanites in the bagel shops who already agree with every word they're reading.