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I think the resentment toward Soros goes well beyond his failure to "see the light." He was a poor Greek immigrant who through hard work and intelligence became a self-made man of great wealth. He wasn't born into wealth as was Scaif, nor did he pick the pockets of the faithful to enrich himself, as have many of the Religious Right leadership.
His greatest "crime", however, is that he didn't use his wealth to bring greater power to himself. Instead, he has been doing what Bush only uses as a slogan for other purposes. Soros is bringing democracy to other countries and it isn't at the point of a gun, but through willing economic reform. One of his foundations is assisting the former Communist Bloc countries who wish to join the European Union. These countries must abandon the communist policies that brought them monetary ruin and adopt other economic principals that will lead to self-sufficiency.
Soros loves democracy, and he is intelligent enough to see how capitalism can become corrupted. It is easy to understand why he must be personally vilified by those who have a stake in corporatism.
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"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." Molly Ivins - 1944-2007
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