re: projecting
Which of this list of conservative agenda items is incorrect?
Check the conservative baggage claim area and you find such items as opposing big government, abortion, gun control, environmentalism, affirmative action [. . . ] and homosexuality. It means supporting religion in politics, school prayer, creationism and the military (through spending, not serving).
"Creationism", you say... then who, if not a small and very misguided group of religious conservatives, continues to embarrass their political bedfellows by trying to force the teaching of creationism in public schools? How many political conservatives publicly denounce the non-scientific idiocy of the 'creation science' fringe? My bet: few to none, as doing so would cost votes (if you know of any, let us know - I'll gladly applaud them).