yanno, as a "south park conservative" i think the biggest thing is that we SPCs are more interested in the BIG issues at hand. i'm sorry, when we have an entire culture trying to wipe ours out, it is not the time to talk about gay marriage, abortion, gays in the military, flag burning, giving cities the right to seize property, etc. we should be standing together, calling the citizens to arms, closing the borders and getting ready for war.
This bears repeating.
Granted, the WOT and the border are huge issues and should be front and center, but if we just ignore the rest of it, what kind of a country are we saving? Part of what makes America worth fighting for is WHAT we are as a country. Reverence for the flag, our nation's symbol is no small thing. There's a reason Islamic extremists burn our flag when protesting...they're symbolically burning us. There's nothing wrong with a society holding some things sacred, even if it's only out of tradition because it's part of the cement that holds us together.
I know abortion is one of those hot button issues and I know the arguments about "it's her body" blah, blah, blah. But by accepting that argument, we are failing to protect the least among us. "My body, my choice" is selfish and self-centered. Whether at the time it can live on its own is irrelevant. One of my sisters would die without being hooked up to a dialysis machine...she can't live on her own either.
I don't care what people do in the privacy of their bedrooms and I don't have a problem with civil unions. Being openly gay in the military is an issue, though less so for women than men, I think. Look, you've got 18, 19, 20 year old boys loaded with testosterone and spit charged with defending our nation. I raised 2 sons, and I know what boys are like at that age (my youngest is 20). In the abstract I understand the argument that it doesn't matter, but reality is entirely different. Because to the majority of these young soldiers it WOULD be an issue (even Colin Powell for all his RINO ways understood that). These young men have enough to worry about without having to worry about the guy in the bunk next to them...even if that guy had NO intention of doing anything. As they are out there putting their lives on the line every day, they don't need the added burden.
Cindie