From Politico: "Is Religion a No-Win Scenario for the Democrats?"

From Politico.com, Richard Allen Greene, in his first post covering for Ben Smith's blog, had the rosary beads to ask: "Is religion a no-win scenario for Democrats? How should they handle this?"

Right on, Richard... It's a fair question to ask. And a worthwhile answer to reach for the Democratic party. Is it a no-win scenario? Seems like it.

So fight "moral superiority" with moral superiority and unite in taking religion out of politics. The Dems have so much juice now that this is the perfect time to carve out a fresh new path in which Democrats make the separation between Church and State actual revered and respected. Politicians of every stripe need to shine a light on every weird, dirty tactic used by Karl Rove, including using the American people and their religious faith to pump up numbers at the polls.

Am I wrong? Rove the Architect isn't even a Christian to boot! He doesn't go to church, even on Sundays. So shouldn't the Religious Right (RR) feel used rather than proud to be so entwined within the political system. I'm not talking about the RR's obvious puppetmasters (Dobson, Robertson, Wildmon) - of course they want religion to be wrapped around politics like the snake around the apple. I'm talking about average citizens who love their gods and keep their faith and still want trustworthy politicians in office. Any politician using its citizens' religion to capitalize on the inherent emotion, fear, passion that such a personal belief holds so powerfully should be ashamed of themselves. They give politics a bad name and are assisting in sabotaging the great potential that public policy has on our lives.