"Having loyally argued for low taxes and small government for more than a generation, having deconstructed the separation of church and state laid out in the First Amendment, they now find themselves on the short end of their bargain with the GOP."
"He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon": trample the church-state dividing line, feed unabashedly at the government trough while claiming special privileges, and invite karmic retribution.