The conservative movement owes William F. Buckley a debt of gratitude for exposing the Birchers for the buffoons that they are.
We all have some sense that things have gone very wrong. The Birchers just had a unique perspective on how and why. Unfortunately, professed religion (the kind we see on the 700 Club or from Coral Ridge ministries) isn't going to save America. Politicizing it may make things worse. But did Buckley have all the answers? Who does? It's startling to think how soon America could slip into the shadows of history if current trends aren't reversed. I see the Birchers as grabbing at anything they can to save themselves and their country. Religion seemed to be something that could unite and strenthen our resolve. Wouldn't we all like to see that? I think multiculturalism and post-modernism is the true enemy. A word like 'ethnocentric' would have made our founding fathers burst into laughter.