Religion in the Town Square
Matt Yglesias and Kevin Drum (an intro that will probably earn me a month of hysterical upbraiding from this guy) say that the whole issue of religion in the town square is one on which Democrats should compromise. And I totally agree. But I see one problem.
Neither cites data showing that a large majority of Democrats really cares about stuff to begin with. I’m inclined to think that zealous church-and-state separators are just another Ward Churchill - an unrepresentative minority that provides smear ammo for the other side. Most Democrats don’t, in my totally anecdotal view, lose sleep if the mayor of a small town sings “O Little Town of Bethlehem” at Christmas.
The real problem here is a much larger one - the Democrats’ overall failure to win the media game. Both parties have their morons, but the GOP manages to keep theirs considered a fringe while putting the Democrats’ embarassments front and center.