"It's true that organizing atheists is like herding cats, but some of us would like to see atheism get organized and get into politics, to keep the christianity and other overt religiosity out of it. Politics, that is.
I do know that one of the atheist groups has an actual lobbyist in Washington now. I'd like to see a lot more of that."

Hmm. The trouble with getting organised and getting into politics is that you soon get to be part of the establishment. Then you'll end up with accommodating, constructive, establishment atheists...and then, marginalised, the real ones... It's as well to remember that atheists have no creed to bind them all together. There isn't that glue. And long may it be so.