Posted on 11/30/2005 7:11:55 AM PST by rice08
I think I was clear in saying we can agree to disagree on the matter of abortion and gay marriage and discuss if it is possible to make this a non DOA issue for candidates and judges
Close to a million murdered a year isn't good enough for you?
Do you need the abortionists to goose-step around and wear snappy clothing first?. Sorry, but I want no part of an "At least they kept the trains running on time" Republican party.
All the other things you desire from a political party can be easily obtained through a complete disregard of morals. You have absolutely no need to be a member of the Republican party.
That was my thought, too. I have libertarian leanings, but my conservatism keeps those in check :)
let me rephrase and say "strongly athiest" I don't care about more people becoming athiest
for campaign finance.... I don't disagree with the principle but like rush has said in the past, just because you call something the puppy dogs and apple pie bill doesn't mean it is
1.5 million or so abortions each year over the past 32 years? Nope, no holocaust there. (/sarc)
But a main voting block in the Republican party does and without them you loose national and Southern elections.
You either want their vote and give them a candidate they can vote for or they stay home and you loose!
Hey we aren't the stupid party for nothing so it looks like we will try this stunt again and give the election to the dems.
Then, sad to say, you're kidding yourself.
I think my point is that this is getting to the point of diminishing returns, when you ignore so many other conservative issues (spending and immigration as a start) is it always going to be enough just to get the pro-life/"values" voters out and that's that? as republicans we have dodged the bullet way too many times this way.
this dovetails into the next poster as well, if somehow the republicans put up, say, Rudy you would really rather have hillary as president? because that's what will happen if the pro-life base sticks to it's guns
This is where I differ I guess:
Gay Marriage. I am against it because I think the arguments for it are pretty stupid. That and I see no need for it, but I wont go ape-sh*t if they get the right to marry.
Abortion, I have become more pro-life as I have gotten wiser. However, to this day, if pressed, I would at this time still ultimately be somewhat pro-choice, but with reasonable restrictions. Whats reasonable to me? Well, basically most abortions past the 12th week. Maybe even the 8th. Having said THAT, its not a front-line issue for me, though in debates, I side with the pro-life crowd, because they are far more correct in this than the pro-choice side.
I am probably more opposed to the war on drugs than you are. Still, not something that gets me too riled up.
I pretty much agree with you on the rest. The thing is, you have to prioritize your issues, and while we are all good conservatives here (well, other than the trolls and the few "honest liberals"), we all get to make the list as we see it. Its a shame that people with other priorities than you might seek to demonize you or whatever, petty infighting like that does nothing but make the opposition stronger.
Nope.
Did you not see Bob Michael lose?
My husband and I would like to ask you to get married to us. Of course our pet poodle would be officiating. < /sarcasm>
My religion forbids it
To be clear I do care about pro-life and gay marriage issues from a procedural point of view. I can see the argument that roe vs. wade is bad law and I don't want the MASS SC deciding these issues.
I've noticed a shift to the right by some liberals on political issues. Unfortunately, the political shift has not been matched by a shift on social issues. Liberals want to have it both ways. To me, that is hypocritical. Respect for an unborn baby's right to life and an understanding that liberal culture has been responsible for most of the ills in this country seems integral to whether or not I will vote for a candidate or support a nominee for SCOTUS. Believe me, if you run, I won't vote for you.
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