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Here is the problem -- once the democrat party went down the tubes, the GOP wasn't any different. Party elites -- think atheist Karl Rove -- really only care about fiscal issues. The party planked up social issues, however, because in the past social and fiscal conservatism went hand in hand within the American populace, and they wanted to corner the market on rightwing voters completely.

However, they've been working behind the scenes the whole time to gradually divorce social conservatism from the party. Their machiniations are coming to fruition, with this recent trend of fiscally conservative-ish, but socially totally liberal, republican candidates. They think that social conservatism is dead, they don't need us anymore, to they're dumping us out of the party because in truth they never wanted us anyway.

IMHO.

[Hilda]

Exactly. The fiscal Republicans couldn’t care LESS about social issues and never did. They have cynically used us by PRETENDING to care about social issues.

[manc]

exactly

Talk radio, the GOP talking heads always wanted to play it safe and talk debt, health care, fiscal policy but neevr social issues which are the backbone of this country and the future of this country.

They are as much to blame like the lieks of Hannity, Rove, Perino, Noonan, Hume, Krauthammer, Hoover, and who the hell does Mccain his daughter think she is to tell us that we have to change to suit her.

As for we livein in a different times, so shoudl we now allow polygamy, hey this is the 21st after all, shall we get rid of the age of consent and also teach 5 years olds about feces sex?

What a cop out they use , about moving forward

I will neevr accept that sham marriage and will not shut up about it to anyone to their face either if the issue is spoken