you can write a good blog. See, if you did this all the time everyone would be handing out accolades to you instead of the brickbats we usualy lob your way. Way to go!!

You have stumbled across something I have said for years about the Republicans and what they need to do to avoid the inevitable end of the party as all the white old men die off.

Solution is obvious. If we live in a right-leaning centrist country - which we do - the Republicans need to move to the center and do it sincerely. Moving to the center like Clinton did (albeit from the left) was phony and everyone knew it. A sincere move toward the center for the Republicans means dumping the religious right. One nation under God, that's fine. Government shall not establish a national religion, that's fine. Kowtowing to the anti-abortion crowd and using that as some kind of litmus test for every elected and appointed official is just plain stupid. If you don't want an abortion - don't get one, but don't tell me what I and my family can or can't do. I'll worship my God anyway I want, anytime I want and that has nothing to do with government's role in my life or anyone else's. Less government intrusion into personal matters is always better.

By dumping the baggage that comes with the religious right, the Republicans will lose a few thousand votes and several thousand extreme right wingers won't vote at all, but hundreds of thousands if not millions from the moderate (meaning sensible) part of the Democratic Party will convert by moving slightly right. Of course the Republicans need attractive candidates and an easy to understand platform - less government, lower taxes (or even the Fair Tax) and secure borders and a strong military -all of which helps the economy and even the dumbest borderline Democrat can understand that that kind of platform has a better chance of success than Mr. Hope, Change, Tax and Spend.

The Republicans need a new Contract with America very soon and if they get coordinated the House takeover in 2010 will be easy. 3 more years of Prezbo, his choice of advisors, ACORN, etc. will guarantee his demise. Of course Hillary will run against him in the primary, but an attractive Republican (not named Palin) can beat either one of them if there is a strong right centrist platform and some real coordinated ridicule of the Dem's foibles.

Note to Republican Party: If you don't want to be known as the party of old white men, don't nominate one for President. Basic politics.

The intent here is not to say that Christians or anyone else can not serve in government according to the constitution. Even Muslims.