The Tempting of Religious Conservatives  By George Neumayr  One
of the spoils of victory, as the left sees it, is dispensing
unsolicited advice to the vanquished. In 2004, after John
Kerry's defeat, liberals bristled at suggestions that they move
rightward. They stayed put and waited for a better candidate.
But their own rigidity never stops them from extolling the
virtues of ideological flexibility to defeated Republicans.  The
goal of such advice, of course, is not to strengthen the GOP but
to turn it into America's second liberal party. It appears that
this propagandistic hectoring has already won a few converts.
Several prominent conservatives have joined liberals in calling
for the GOP to embrace higher tax rates for the rich, amnesty
for illegal immigrants, and relaxed stances on abortion and gay
marriage.  Receive news alerts  Meanwhile, a narrative is
emerging that largely blames the GOP's woes on the religious
right. Never mind that Romney ran a campaign exclusively on
economic issues. If anything, 2