Lorne Gunter deconstructs what he calls the "Jesusland " myth in todays Post (for some reason there is no link on the website).
...But they (red-state voters) were tired of being belittled and scoffed at by liberal elites, of being told how to live every aspect of their lives from diet to recreations to correct opinions, and being preached at by snooty celebrities with lots of strong opinions but little knowledge. And they were tired of the blame-American crowd, especially during time of war.
Bush’s win wasn’t a victory foisted on secular America by religious fanatics, it was Middle America ignoring the sermonizing of condescending elites.
