[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by Cain

I'm not sure if you meant to come off as sarcastic, but it seems a bit to me...in which case, I do actually think it is a big risk he just took, and he should be applauded for it...It could be political suicide the way things are in the states.

Doesn't matter whether you or I agree with his views, he just admitted something that is looked poorly upon by many, while being in a position only because of those same people voting for him. Pretty gutsy in my opinion. The fact that some people vote for others to represent them based only on religious views is actually very scary.

To be fair, it's a lot less dangerous for a democrat to make this kind of statement then you'd suggest. Republicans tend to be the churchy types, so for a republican to make this statement could very well be political suicide (especially in the south). But for a democrat it could very well boost his popularity depending on where he is representing.

As for people voting for people based on their religious views, why is that so scary? All it says to me is that to those people the social aspect of government policy is more important than the fiscal.