Back to the grind: Religion drinks too much egg nog with Politics, has nasty hangover

I've been away for a couple weeks, and there is no doubt too much news occurring the political race for me to catch up on fully. Therefore, just for goodness' sake, here's the 17th of the approximately 1 million reiterations I'll make that the Religious Right stands to sway the 2008 election.

In short, Frederick Clarkston, the article's author, dissects yet another proposition that says "No matter who becomes the next president of the United States, the American people have already won a great victory - with the total disintegration of the once all-powerful religious right." Clarkston knocks this assertion out of the park by explaining that the "Religious Right" is as strong as its ever been; namely, it has never really been unified totally, and that it still holds a strong special interest vote.

Anyway, I found the article a riveting read, so enjoy, and we'll have you back on track with all the Religion and Election 2008 you can handle over the next year.