Knowing this about the Republican Fundamentalist base makes their actions -- let the economy hang, defeat Obama at all costs -- make sense. Doing god's work, scripture the law of the land... and the world.
There's more than just John Hagee involved in the politics of Israel.
http://www.jewsonfirst.org/
http://calebcompany.com/pdf/
http://jewishisrael.ning.com/
http://www.jewishjournal.com/