Yes, but it's worse than that. What I'm sure Ann doesn't address in her book, nor what others have observed, is that in a thoroughly secularlized society, politics has been the dominant religion across the spectrum -- both liberals and conservatives worship the same god. Their differing ideologies are only different "denominations" of the same basic faith. Just as liberals put their faith in government to address perceived social ills, conservatives also put their faith in government, through the exercise of politics, to put things "right" in the society. The discontent that is apparently rampant among conservatives today is an indication of the failure of politics as an avenue to achieve moral and social objectives. The state is a false god, and politics is a false religion, and like every false religion, God ultimately mocks it. The fecklessness of politics in 2006 is an indication that the faith everyone has put in politics -- both those on the left and the right -- is a misplaced faith.
Well, that's sort of the way it should be--not to the extent you describe, of course, but political figures shouldn't be religious figures. I'm not denying the Christian roots of the country, but the intentional, explicit choice to have no national religion is one of the keys to our republic's health.
Well Kenny baby,
As I read what you wrote "What I'm sure Ann doesn't address in her book.." indicates to me that you haven't read the book. So, why are you critiquing it? How can you? That's a favored attack mode of Far Left Loons.