W and the wingnut worldview

In the Times' Week in Review, we find Professor John Green, who studies religion and politics at the University of Akron, expaining why the extremists' shorts are in a wad over Harriet Miers:

Some reasons for the discontent over Ms. Miers may go back to the pessimistic view many evangelicals hold about society and culture, Professor Green said. "They kind of expect to be betrayed," he said. "They see themselves as an embattled minority. They feel the culture is moving in the wrong direction and they are fighting an uphill battle to turn it around, but they half expect to lose."

They're actually right. The mainstream doesn't share their beliefs. The GOP has cynically expoited them to tip the balance in its favor. Now that Republicans have demonstrated that they're too corrupt to govern, it's tipping back. They see the opportunity to impose their ideology on everyone else slipping away.