Stephan:   At this point on the political trail I think Rick Perry is the most likely candidate to get the Republican nomination, and I think he is as far right a politician as Michelle Bachmann. These people are willfully ignorant and corrupt theologues, and should they ever come to power we will look back on the current situation in America as the good times. Lawrence Wright is a deeply insightful and thoughtful writer and I think this is an excellent portrait of a very charismatic but scary politician.