<I still haven't quite resolved in my mind how you managed to vote for Bush given all his faults... He certainly didn't become this wild crazy liar extremeist Religious person since he got in office?>
He lied. Right wing religious conservatives like him are quite good at it.
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis
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