Religious Resignation

[kandrathe]

And as a reply to Kandrathe : I am not sure that statistic takes into account the grade of religious, in many western countries people that are asked say they are religious even if they never go to church, or behave in way the bible tells them. I am talking about the more fanatic ones. And before getting into a discussion about fanaticness. I think the Bush administration succesfully pulled 10% (maybe more) of voters to the GOP because of their religious and patriotic claims.

Yes, maybe a 10% bloc, but one that would have voted for him anyway. It is the same with Democrats pandering to the greens, gays, and illegal aliens.

Unfortunately these days we have both parties rushing to the middle, creating the muddled politics we have today. Many people who voted for Bill were upset with some of his more conservative military and economic decisions, and many people who voted for Bush feel he sold out on many issues like limited government, deficit spending, immigration reform, nation building, etc. McCain only shifts further centrist than Bush. Obama on the other hand is quite possibly the most socialist candidate to be fielded by Democrats since George McGovern. Although with hardly any track record in his home state legislature, and 1/2 a term as a US senator his "time for a change" rhetoric is a bit of a mystery when it comes to policy implementation. Whenever you have politicians calling for change, its time to hunker down and hide your wallet.