This article implies at the end that the Republican Party has been using social issues as a way to give themselves cover while they vote for socialism in lock-step with the democrats.
If this is true, and that now Republicans are forced to become more fiscally conservative, then the overall change is a plus. And I say that as an old-fashioned social conservative, but one who is scared to death of the rise of socialism in America.
Once I determined that legislating morality is a losing endeavor, I hooked my wagon to libertarianism.
Immorality is best fought by churches and individuals and the powers of persuasion and prayer. Government is a very poor vehicle for promoting decency and reformation as the Chicago slimeballs who are attempting to rule over us prove every day.