Tory bullies

Great letter in today's New York Times ("The Religious Right," May 22, 2006):

To the Editor:

Re "Conservative Christians Warn Republicans Against Inaction" (front page, May 15):

Since 2001, Republicans have fed the maw of the religious right with hundreds of millions of dollars for its "faith-based initiatives," done everything possible to restrict abortion here and abroad, subverted science by forcing "abstinence only" AIDS prevention policies, stacked the federal bench with conservative zealots and relentlessly sought to eliminate any financing for gay-related health and social service programs. And it's still not enough.

All this proves is that bullies can never be appeased.

Matt Foreman
Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
New York, May 15, 2006

Quite true.