Dead Men Talking

Anyone who saw the Republican Presidential Debate last night knows what the title means. No, I do not advocate the wholesale assassination of all those red-tied, black-suited goofs. It's just that they are politically dead, morally confused and intellectually suspect.
Honestly, when asked if they did NOT believe in Evolution three raised their hands (Tancredo, Brownback and Huckaby). This caused Ol' Pop McCain to have to explain his previous statement of belief in it.
These guys are trying to appeal to "the base" which is still believed to be the religious right, but if the huge number of churches sponsoring anti-war rallies here in Portland, Oregon is any indication, even in religion the right may not be a majority any more.
Anyway, what can you say about a group of men, 9 out of 10 of whom say they want to repeal Roe v. Wade, when only 23% of the general population would do anything as radical as full repeal. If 23% is your "base", then you had better be building an inverted pyramid if you want to approach a majority in this next election.
I just hope the Democrats don't relax a little after that sad performance last night. We need to redouble our efforts, and show Bush and company what a real mandate is and what to do with it in 2009.