Question Sen. McCain's proposals and you are attacking a war hero. Comment on Keyes' inability to be elected and you are condemned for sacrificing principle to political expedience. Comment on Gore's love affair with prevaricating and you are a crazed, right-wing weirdo.
Zealots see themselves as the only true believers with everyone else being insipid invertebrates.
Just get out of the way and they will fix everything. Being so narrowly focused, zealots have little sense of perspective or proportion. With God, to be sure, everything is black and white. He creates and views reality as no human can. God knows perfectly what should not be done, what should be done, how His will should be accomplished and by whom.