[af_vet_rr]

Finkelstein seemed to be suggesting that things may have shifted too far to the right in the U.S.: "The political centre has disappeared, and the Republican Party has become the party of the Christian right more so than in any other period in modern history" he said.

A quote from the article you linked to. If anything, the party, or at least Republican politicians, are slowly moving left. I could give several examples, but that would divert from the thread - just search FR for illegal immigrants/border security, increased government, increased taxes, etc. and you'll find plenty of threads dealing with those issues.

This makes me wonder why people like Dick Cheney's daughter, Finkelstein, etc. come out of the closet or define themselves by their sexuality, and why some in the GOP try to make every political issue into a religious issue. Are they trying to use religious issues like homosexuality to fragment the GOP into a religious segment and a politically conservative segment?

If they (both the homosexuals and those in the GOP who view everything as a religious issue) keep doing this, that is what will happen, and with a fragmented GOP, the liberals will waltz right into the White House and right into control of the House and the Senate.

[MoochPooch]

"This makes me wonder why people like Dick Cheney's daughter, Finkelstein, etc. come out of the closet or define themselves by their sexuality, and why some in the GOP try to make every political issue into a religious issue."


Sounds to me like "coming out" has become a fashionable way of expressing dissatisfaction with the GOP. I'm not happy with Bush/Christians/conservatives/people who wear black ties; therefore I will retaliate by announcing I am gay. (Better yet, "marry" my partner.)

This to me is ironic, because it is only going to make people associate the Democrats even more with the gays.