"Yup. Politics is pay-for-play. If you demand and receive a quid, you'd better come up with the pro quo."
I thought the speech 'god' Mccain took the money out of politics.
This isn't about money; it's about votes. Demand and get a quid (i.e., something you want done), and your side had better cough up the pro quo (namely, a bunch of votes in 2006).
The GOP gave you some legislation you wanted--legislation that uses the concept of federalism and limited government as toilet paper--in other words, they clobbered a big chunk of their base to keep you happy.
The religious right had better be able to provide enough votes to win lots of elections and peel away Democrat seats.