Veteran Republican senator: Marriage equality ‘is the new conservative position’

www.rawstory.com ^ | Wednesday, March 27, 2013 8:58 EDT | By Stephen C. Webster

[olezip]

Former Sen. Larry Pressler (R-SD), a Vietnam veteran who served in Congress for more than two decades, said Tuesday on Current TV that the movement for marriage equality is much like the movement for racial equality, and confidently declared that the Republican Party is now in the process of making the right to marry “the new conservative position.”

Glad to see the word "former." Equating perverse rights to civil rights is specious reasoning.

Those who support same sex marriage are placing a transient popular culture above protecting the health and safety of the people.

[x]

Gay politicians + gay family members + gay staffers + threats of blackmail + general discord and rancor at home and in the office = new conservative position

[Vigilanteman]

They are trying to turn marriage into a meaningless joke.

Unfortunately, they have largely succeeded which is why I favor getting government out of the marriage business completely.

[hopespringseternal]

Trying to win votes by pandering to 1% off the population that hates you anyway. And disgusting your base in the process.

What a plan.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Pressler was one of the more notoriously dumber members of Congress. He once accidentally opened the door of a closet and went in and stayed there for several minutes before coming out.

[edcoil]

You go girl but I got married 22 years ago so did we both do well?

[bmwcyle]

No

[SunkenCiv]

• ...by softening its edge on some volatile social issues and altering its image as the party always seemingly "eager to go to war... We do need to expand the party and grow the party and that does mean that we don't always all agree on every issue" ... the party needs to become more welcoming to individuals who disagree with basic Republican doctrine on emotional social issues such as gay marriage... "We're going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues ... and get people into the party," Paul said. [Rand Paul: Time for GOP to soften [immigration, gay marriage] stance]

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• One day after announcing on his radio show that he is "truly considering" running in 2014 for the U.S. Senate seat now held by New Jersey's Frank Lautenberg, Rivera amped up his message today in a television interview and a column on the Fox News Latino website... a moderate Republican who is fiscally conservative but also supports gay marriage and Roe v. Wade... [Geraldo Rivera declares himself a 'moderate Republican' as he eyes U.S. Senate run]

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[little jeremiah]

Puke placemark.

[reaganaut]

Pressler is an idiot (family friend) and not really a conservative. He never has been.