was only talking about the political chances within the Republican camp in today's context. I don't think he said anything more general than that.

Given today's strong organisation and mobilisation of Christian evangelicals within the Republican party, his point is certainly arguable. It may be noted that these groups are often strongly pro-Israel - although I would not dare comment as to what this means of their position on Jews in US politics, not undertanding their positions well enough in that respect.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes