And JP Morgan had it right when he said he could always bribe one half of the working class to kill off the other half. This is EXACTLY how it happens.

People believe what fits in with their worldview, their cultural beliefs, and their values. They don't believe what doesn't fit, whether it is about religion or politics, regardless of the facts or the truth.

Which is why the US is now ruled by the Republican party establishment and their bankrollers, instead of the Democratic party and theirs, despite the fact that there are more registered Democratic voters in this country than Republican. Neither party has a majority, so we have been in a state of minority rule for decades, without the benefit of proportional representation, which would make things better balanced than it is under the current winner take all electoral college system.

However, this is the last stand in the culture wars. It is the Republican worldview that is antiquated. This is their death match, but dead the Christian fundies will be in another generation, numerically at least. Which is one reason why I'm not panicked at the thought of four more years of Bush. When you take the long view, and look at the demographics, you know that Dubya's Xtian soldiers and Mel Gibson's audience are waning, despite their current financial clout as consumers. That too will change very soon.