Look out, incoming long winded response!!...
I agree. Liberals, even those who attend church, try to equate a person of faith such as our president with The Inquisition. I've learned from some that they equate all republicans with religious zealots because of the Moral Majority and their support of GHWB as a recent example.
Now you and I know that GWB and republicans aren't about forcing "nonbelievers" and the like to religion but they really don't have any other argument.
How do you argue that adultery is a good thing that doesn't hurt anybody and makes the world a better place? You can't. How do you argue that abortion on demand up until birth is a reasonable approach to women's health these days? You can't. How do you argue that the gay lifestyle is a positive environment for raising children? You can't, so you deflect the argument by making the people who point out bad behavior appear to be zealots hell bent on taking over your life. To be fair, there are many religious types that do wish to force all of us to their idea of a life in servitude to their god. A moot point in as much as no such person would ever be elected to the presidency, not even by the most God fearing among us. Because we understand that we don't have a monopoly on religion and we were taught to be respectful of others beliefs. That whole leaving England because of religious persecution thingy comes to mind.
My question for liberals is, how did conservatives successfully turn the word liberal into a dirty word, something liberals growl about all the time. For years liberals sneered when the word conservative passed their lips, it has never made me feel bad to be conservative, I've never felt the need to hide my beliefs. Liberals have the power to decide if liberal is a dirty word and something to be ashamed of, not I. They're uncomfortable with it because they know the majority of their policies and the way they live their lives are wrong. Not just morally wrong but inconducive to healthy living, for EVERYONE.
That and they're just peeved they've lost all power in Washington DC. Like Rush says, if they can't be in charge, i.e., TELLING PEOPLE HOW TO LIVE THEIR LIVES, the game is no longer any fun and like a spoiled only child liberals want to go home with their ball. But since the answer isn't as simple as going home with the ball we must suffer through all their machinations.
Funny how most of the horrors liberals try to pin on us are what they do, want to do or have done to all Americans.
Liberal is shorthand for teenager who never grew up.