I think it is safe to assume that Ralph Reed’s underhanded work exploiting his Religious Right allies for the benefit of Jack Abramoff’s clients’ gambling interests has been completely forgiven by various leaders of the very movement he sought to exploit.
In recent weeks, Reed has used his Faith and Freedom Coalition to host meetings that included the likes of Richard Land and Rep. Marsha Blackburn and rub shoulders with Rep. Michele Bachmann, as he travels the country presenting his plans to gain control of House, Senate, and state legislatures though his new, more strident “Christian Coalition on steroids“.
And this effort appears to be chugging along, as he was just in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Missouri where he picked up the support of Phyllis Schlafly, Rick Santorum, and Sen. Jim Talent:
