ABSTRACT
With George W. Bush's presidency ended, religious fundamentalism seems once again to be in overdrive in its effort to define politics through a reductive and somewhat fanatical moralism, this time centered on its support for Sarah Palin, the newest light in the evangelical quest to make religion the ultimate measure of one's politics. For the last eight years under the Bush administration, religious correctness exercised a powerful influence on American society. The morality police were everywhere, denouncing everything from Janet Jackson's out-of-wardrobe display to the wanton satanic influence of the television show Desperate House-wives. Widely recognized as creating the first faith-based presidency, George W. Bush did more during his two terms in office to advance the agenda of right-wing evangelicals than any other president in recent history, and it is conceivable given the current need for affirming one's faith in politics that his successor will not challenge those faith-based policies.
