[Modernman]

C'mon Newt, speak up on this! Conservatism still needs you!

I fear that a good number of conservative Republican politicians may believe in creationism. I'm sure Ashcroft does, for example.

[RightWingAtheist]

Unfortunately, a lot of Republican politicians are too chicken$hit to speak out against the creationuts, because they think they'll alienate their conservative base. What they don;t realize is that they only alienate both swing voters AND members of their conservative base who insist on teaching their children the truth. Worse yet, it makes the Rats look intelligent when they counter them by supporting evolution. Your average lib is no more scientifically literate than any other schlub, but will oppose creationism only because "conservatives" support it.

[razorbak]

"I fear that a good number of conservative Republican politicians may believe in creationism. I'm sure Ashcroft does, for example."

Along with the Founding Fathers.