I’ve been thinking about this.
The question I’ve been asking myself: “Cui bono?” Who benefits?
And the bottom line with this manifesto is that it builds the Romney circle’s list of sincere but perhaps naive Christians.
So, your point is that political partisanship trumps spiritual leadership? That is how I am reading your comment.
My opinion is that we must have spiritual revival of First Principles that will drive political renewal. And this declaration is a good step in laying out those principles.