Interesting, Rick
Thanks for posting - it's unfortunate that the bottom of the columns is cut off, would you mind sending me the link to the newspaper (or if you have the time, the full scan)?
I think a lot of the motivation behind politicians pretending to be oh-so-holier-than-thou-fundamentalist-Christian is because there are really very few free votes up for grabs. About 25% of the US vote is determined by abortion and human rights for gays. Add another few percent for knee-jerk gun-rights people.
You have this group, regardless of your other policies (or lack thereof) simply by making them believe you are behind GAGA politics 100%.
(Guns, Abortion, Gays, America)