Another fundie bites the dust

Another religious right poster boy bites the dust in the Republican primaries. First Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania (who was challenging Senator Arlen Specter in the Senate Republican primary), and now Eric Miller, who lost his bid today to be the Republican candiate for governor of Indiana. Even more interesting is that in both cases the White House left the religious right candidates high and dry - Bush supported their moderate Republican opponents. But don't think that the religious right hasn't taken notice. The Family Research Council, a far-right anti-gay hate group, issued a screed today condemning Bush for turning his back on all the fundamentalist candidates. To the president's credit, he knows his party isn't going to win by endorsing these fruitcakes (pardon the expression). Too bad Bush hasn't realized across the board how toxic the fundie message really is.