Interesting essay until it revealed itself only to be an elaborate pot-shot on a politician he apparently doesn't like.
(I'm European BTW; as you know, something like 80 or 90% of Europe would vote Obama without thinking twice about it according to the polls).
Come on, what religion isn't crazy in reality? Grading each religion on their value based on their "crazy factor" shows most of the world's religions would get a failing grade.
I'm an atheist, thus of course I thik all religions to be crazy; however many have for them at least the fake lustre of ancient venerability, and the excuse of originating from simpler times where the relation to magic and miracles were different.
I'm a 'Mormon' and it's obvious everytime they open their mouths on the subject that they are as unaware on the nuances of the theme as creationists are with the nuance of Natural Selection.