In all the posts I have seen - these two remarks hit the nail on the head.
Evolutionism to you guys is like a friggin' cult, you just can't let go, can you?
and this one from TonyRo76:
They can't let it go because that would be an admission that God's Word is actually true, and thus morals are not negotiable.
Thank you both!
The stigma of creationism rubs off on political conservatives and damages them, just as it damages Christians. Creationist Christians (a specific group, because not all christians are creationists) are damaging their religion but are too close to the subject to see it. I'm merely attempting to hold the damage to a minimum all around.
There are way too many important subjects that conservatives need to concentrate on. Like supreme court judges.
In politics, there's a long tradition of opponents supporting spoilers such as Ross Perot that will attract just enough support away from one side to defeat them. I know of one very large Kerry supporter who has a history of supporting the libertarian party, undoubtedly to damage the Republicans, since the libs won't get elected to anything.
I think its quite possible that the Discovery Institute has some support from rich Democrats as well, because they know that any effort to promote creationism damages Republicans, as well as sucks energy and money away from conservative causes.
You creationists need to wake up and realize that you're being played for fools by people with agendas completly opposite of yours.