Brevity is the soul of wit. It is also the only way your posts will get read.
But you, like a lot of folks, present a false choice and I’m not buying your premise. It is totally and demonstrably false to say that the choice is between a focus on moral issues OR a European style socialist candidate.
I’m sorry, but I will not humor such a ridiculous argument.
I believe you misunderstand me.
My concern is the Republican Party risks moving toward a European-style **CONSERVATIVE** party in which moral values are not important. Think of French or Italian conservative politics.
Newt Gingrich is not Silvio Berlusconi or Nicolas Sarkozy. Today, neither Berlusconi or Sarkozy would have a chance at the Republican nomination because of their gross immorality, despite taking political stances which in their country's political cultures are far to the right. My concern is what happens if the Republican Party, which has become the party of moral values, decides to jettison its emphasis on moral values.
I can tolerate a Gingrich presidency. To Gingrich's credit, unlike Sen. John McCain, I think he does understand that conservative Christians need to have a seat at the Republican Party table, and that social issues voters are a key part of a winning Republican coalition.
I hope Gingrich's supporters and advisers understand that too.