Tending To The Flock; Soul Man: A White House aide keeps faith with the faithful.(Tim Goeglein, presidential aide to George W. Bush)

Publication: Newsweek

Publication Date: 13-SEP-04

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Byline: Melinda Henneberger

So how do social conservatives really feel about the largely moderate face of the GOP convention? Just fine, thanks. In fact, the endless talking-head debates over whether they are furious, middling mad or only slightly dismayed is one of the many reasons they have to smile on the plane home from New York. Because while moderates like Arnold and Rudy may have carried the week, the religious right has dominated for the past four years. It knows the difference between reality and a TV show--and has matured well beyond the time when it looked to a political convention for reassurance.

For that, it has Tim Goeglein, the precise and polite 40-year-old Midwesterner in charge of White House outreach to religious groups. Goeglein spends every week of...

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