God (Score 4, Interesting)

That's exactly right. I read a Gore Vidal essay explaining how Regan was absolutely convinced that the biblical end of times would be within his lifetime. It's scary to think how such beliefs influence national policy. Vidal also proposed that no president should be elected who holds a literal view of the bible. I wonder how much the Christian Right influences Bush's environmental policy.

Why bother looking out for future generations if the leader of the free world believes we'll all be getting beamed up in a few years?