Interestingly, while Bush is publicly denouncing Christian leaders and embracing Islam.... You're only fooling yourself with these distorted and dishonest characterizations of Bush's positions and public statements.
Bush didn't denounce "Christian leaders" and "embrace Islam"...but rather he denounced the anti-Islamic statements of so-called Christian leaders like Robertson and Falwell,
... which were divisive, inflamatory.
And they were counter productive to the President's attempts to encourage a peaceful coexistance of peoples of various religions...in a country which gaurantees religious freedom to all.
Something you don't seem to comprehend.
The next question to ask is whether the GOP can actually use this situation to its advantage.
If Republicans just go into a shell and ignore the (white) elephant in the room, they will remain on the defensive about race issues. It doesn't mean backing down from principled views on racial preferences or welfare reform or education. But, it does mean making a much more direct appeal to convey the conservative message on these issues to the minority communities that will be affected.
http://www.nationalreview.com/george/george122002.asp