Well, Rich, I can tell you one thing for sure, based on the last 24 hrs of

e-mails: GWB has the serious-Christian votes wrapped up, tied, stamped and

mailed.

Following my remarks about the Russert interview I got a biggish e-mail bag

(50-60 items) running around 2-1 for-against my position. Of the most

angrily against, a striking number were from readers who declared

themselves, or advertised the fact by other means (e.g. mottoes at the

bottom of e-mails) to be born-again or otherwise deeply-committed

Christians. Nobody quite warned me that I would go to Hell for criticizing

the President, but a couple came close.