re: #215 Occasional Reader

I do wonder if a lot of rank and file SoCons (not Ralph Reed et al) wouldn’t be amenable to a sort of “grand bargain”; “you stop trying to impose a religous agenda through legislation, we’ll make sure that you are left alone to the greatest extent possible to live in accordance with your beliefs.”

I think being out of power will help bring about exactly what you are describing. I’ve worked with SoCons for a long time and believe that many are just as frustrated with their own movement being taken over by the likes of Huckabee, et al — who are really religious fiscal progressives with a theocratic bent.