Seeds of the coming conservative implosion

I have long thought, deep in my realistic core, that the "conservative movement" would eventually fall apart along the faultline running between cultural/religeous conservatives and fiscal/foreign policy conservatives.

While I am firmly in both camps, it is clear after a moments thought that at some near or distant point the two groups will no longer be able to paper over their differences.

Nothing better illustrates this than this post this morning from Tom Bevan at RealClearPolitics.

Sadly, Mr. Bevan is as arrogant and dismissive of Christian beliefs as Teddy Kennedy or John Kerry could ever be.

His final line makes it starkly clear:

"Nevertheless, for Ms. David to arrogantly assert "there is no opposing view to science" when she knows there is legitimate disagreement about the science behind the claim of global warming itself is nearly as bad as the guy who claims the world is only 14,000 years old."

So an arrogant liberal lying about the science behind global warming is not quite so bad as a Christian parent concerned about what his children are taught and stating his beliefs. Thanks Tom. With friends like you.......