In Rabbi James Rubin's book, The Baptizing of America: The Religious Right's Plans for the Rest of Us, we see a plan to set a fundamentalist theocracy in place in America. Some of the strategies Rubin outlines in his book are similar to the ones I have suggested for ID.
The Christian Right can ride the Intelligent Design movement for all it's worth. The popularity of the issue and the free speech angle make it a winner in bible belt states. The Intelligent Design movement can cement the political power of evangelicals firmly in place.
The battle to protect science in our schools is far from over. Let's do something about it.