Bill of goods sold on Liberty Sunday

SHORTLY AFTER information came out about David Kuo's book, "Tempting Faith," which asserts that even the Bush White House called their evangelical supporters "nuts" and "goofy," those very supporters came out in force to absorb a sales pitch called "Liberty Sunday," seemingly unfazed by the disrespect in which they are held by even some of the salespeople ("Broadcast condemns same-sex marriage," City & Region, Oct. 16).

The Republican Party asks these people for money, votes, and power, and all it offers in return are tokens like fear-based attacks on gay rights, abortion, and stem-cell research .

The quid pro quo is very cheap for the Republicans but very costly for America, because real human rights and real American principles are being traded away .

Much of the cost today is borne by gays, women and girls needing abortions, and victims of diseases for which stem cells hold promise. But those are just the boogeymen du jour of this credulous constituency. Who will be next?

JON DREYER
Lexington