[MonroeDNA]

"1.) Without us, the Dems would have all three Houses and permanent supermajorities."

No, without you, we would have attracted a lot more votes that were otherwise driven to the other side.

I myself almost did not vote because of religeous nutjobs. The day of voting, I held my nose and decided to do it one last time. And I was one of the 537 Volusia county voters who put W over the top in 2000. Stood on a street corner with a W sign during the recount. Poll watcher, and member here since 1997.

If you nutjobs are still around next election, I might vote dem.

BTW, when you respond, please fall on the floor and talk in tongues, nutcase.

[jwalsh07]

No, without you, we would have attracted a lot more votes that were otherwise driven to the other side.

You live in a dream world. Half of the house dems were elected as social conservatives. Your opinion of religion notwithstanding you don't know much about the recent election or the demographics of the current republican party.

To be blunt, the republican party can not win anything without those evil religious types.

[Godebert]

"No, without you, we would have attracted a lot more votes that were otherwise driven to the other side. I myself almost did not vote because of religeous nutjobs. The day of voting, I held my nose and decided to do it one last time. And I was one of the 537 Volusia county voters who put W over the top in 2000. Stood on a street corner with a W sign during the recount. Poll watcher, and member here since 1997. If you nutjobs are still around next election, I might vote dem.

The last time I checked FreeRepublic was still Conservative and Pro-Christianity. Maybe you think your 1997 sign-up gives you immunity to trash Christians. Maybe you're right.

[steve-b]

See my previous comment. Can you outline what, precisely, would be a sufficient declaration by the religious right that they have recognized social engineering as evil and are willing to foreswear it?

(My answer: They need to undo the damage by actively pushing for repeal of nanny-state measures such as the Net gambling ban, the various bits of Net censorship that the courts haven't cleaned up yet, etc).

[Torie]

What in your mind constitutes a "religious nutjob," the influence of which in the GOP is sending you screaming to teh exits? This near atheist is just curious.