It's a mistake to judge the rest of the party based on your own political leanings. What is apparently a non-issue to you is actually the prime mover for many active voters.
The political reality is that no social liberal has a chance to either win the GOP nomination in 2008, or can knock of the Democrat.
Have we forgotten the cause of Bush's wins in 2004?
When surveyed, 22 percent of voters in 2004 said "moral values" was the primary issue to drive them to the polls, even more than the economy and the Iraq war. A whopping 79 percent of such voters went for Bush. Without a certain social issue, marriage, Bush might not have won. He benefited greatly from the marriage amendments on ballots in twelve states.
It is foolish to believe the party can survive or win without that support. The party is becoming more conservative. Just ask Jim Jeffords.
You're not reading what I am writing.
I never wrote that I believe Guiliani will get the Republican nomination. He very well may not on some misguided believe that a President has to say the right- even meaningless- words on abortion.
What I am writing is that only he or McCain can be elected President as the Republican nominee in 2008.
Allen, Frist, Romney, others, will not win.