The invalidity of the "Cultural values cost us the election" argument

All this talk about the cultural values of the President winning him the election has empowered and emboldened fragment Christian groups to all new levels. They are marching in Chicago with 10 foot high banners of dead babies, praying in DC outside Arlen Specter's office, on the news, on the radio, in print, on the Internet.

Fact is, they aren't the only ones who were voting their morals on November 2. Every Kerry supporter I have spoken with (and remember, I did canvassing, so that is a large number) cited cultural issues as a large reason for voting against Bush.

1) Woman's right to choose v. Christian beliefs
2) Homosexual marriages v. Christian beliefs
3) Killing babies in Iraq v. killing unborn American children
4) Extrajudicial killing v. due process
5) Putting criminals that hurt Americans behind bars, like Gary Winnick of Global Crossing, Ken Lay of Enron, Bernie Ebbers of World Com, and Dennis Kozlowski of Tyco v. Martha Stewart
6) Due process, right to council v. Illegal international war crimes detention in Guantanamo
7) Separation of church and state v. unification of Christian church and US policy
8) Admitting ones faults v. blindly insisting they have not made mistakes (doing God's work)
9) Fiscal responsibility v. tax cuts in the face of record deficits

These are all beliefs held by the 49% that did not vote for "Cultural Values" and "Moral Issues" ... these all are cultural values and moral issues as well. Just not the ones of central, ignorant Americana. With all the noise the news has made about how people chose Bush as the moral leader, little has been said about the 49% that chose against bush as the moral leader.

Wake up Americana. You are left behind.