2) First-person insights into the male airline steward lifestyle.
3) AIDS.
4) Demands for AIDS funding and unionized airline stewards.
Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.
Posted on 02/11/2011 2:05:43 AM PST by Scanian
There's been a whole lot of talking going on regarding GOProud's participation and sponsorship of this year's CPAC convention. There've been numerous pundits spouting off about it. There've been interviews galore on the subject. There've been memos. There've been boycotts. There's been a lot of liberal drooling over the prospect of a conservative split of gigantic proportion.
Yet, there is something fundamental missing in this big, fat heap of internecine squabbling.
What will GOProud bring to the conservative table?
So far, fiscal conservatives of the libertarian bent have sought to shame social conservatives into silence and forced acceptance of GOProud. Now, I'm as socially conservative as they come and a Catholic to boot. On the other hand, I believe strongly in political pragmatism, as long as politically pragmatic policies are held to high standards of accountability. If one can demonstrate that his proposal will definitely work to the betterment of society, especially for the protection of future citizens (the children), then I say, great.
As I'm watching this whole conservative kerfuffle, I'm keeping my own faith and values intact, while at the same time, thinking there is room for compromise in the public square.
But compromise involves both parties coming to the bargaining table with a willingness to not only take, but also to give.
GOProud, it ought to be noted, by numbers, represents a tiny sliver of the conservative base. Social conservatives -- especially Christians and religiously conservative Jews -- account for a large majority of the conservative base. So, attempting to shame the majority of the base is probably not a pragmatic approach to the problem.
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2) First-person insights into the male airline steward lifestyle.
3) AIDS.
4) Demands for AIDS funding and unionized airline stewards.
Sorry if my square brackets offended.
I’ve found, though, when you define the issue down to what it really is, leftists shy away from trying to defend such behavior.
Leftists love to stay in the realm of the undefined so that they can feel good about themselves.
I understand.
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