if someone tosses a couple thou into the air in a crowded mall, very likely everyone within grabbing reach is gonna try to scoop up as much as possible.  

it's hardly their fault if--exactly as anticipated--the resulting confusion slows down whomever is chasing that  generous bank robber. 

theyve been scammed. 

so were a lotta christians who reacted exactly as anticipated to what's been spun as an impending crisis of 'moral values' by their clergy. 

for that matter, it's unlikely the clergy realized they were being used.  after all, the kerry campaign went for the okeydoke, as well.

it doesn't make sense to fight with your co-victims.  it's counter-productive, if nothing else and increases your vulnerability as well as theirs.

if you wanna get mad at someone--besides yourself for not having seen it coming (not like there was anything covert about the issue) or not anticipating the powerful response--get mad at the people who schemed it up.

it's the same old divide-and-conquer thing that's been working since there were three people on earth.

learn a lesson. next time, dont let yourself be mesmerized by swiftboat veterans, debate performances, last minute osama tapes, etc. and buy into it again.

as this president put it: fool me once, shame on me...