More on American politics

Really good article on the reality of American politics and the role of Evangelicals. This guy's take that the religious right has been made to look foolish during the primaries is spot on. Here's an excerpt:

But the worst scenario is to expose yourself as just another cynical pol. Any success Huckabee has had, he obviously had without their help — in fact in spite of it — thereby exposing just how little clout, judgment or principle they have.

Those who claim to be in public life to promote and defend certain values can least afford to look craven. We may expect that from the every-man-for-himself plutocrats; but the virtuecrats are supposed to believe in something. So when Robertson et al ignored the conspicuous apostasies of Rudy and, in his earlier more liberal life, Romney, in order to jump on the bandwagon, they exposed a much less lofty agenda: they just liked their seat at the table, they didn't want to lose, and they didn't seem to realize that by signing on with a frontrunner, they were following, not leading; demonstrating weakness, not strength.

Enjoy the rest here:
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1711615,00.html