>> How long have we waited for someone who will address social issues?
You may be the first to articulate this need so candidly; at least it’s the first I’ve seen.
I’ve never looked to DC for moral guidance, but it’s not without my contempt for its depraved ways. I’m concerned, however, about the emphasis of single-sourcing morality through the Presidency.
It’s important we keep the issues on balance, and not to the detriment of any key concern. Rick’s got enough street cred on the social issues; he needs to focus hard on the economy and security possibly dismissing any further questioning on morality. The Left is #ing with the guy creating the perception he’s an intolerant, old school paternalist. He’s not the Rightwing hardass he’s made out to be. Contrary to conventional wisdom, he leans towards the center on policy.
I like Rick but I’m not confident he can deliver.
Go Newt!!!
Newt is just as conservative as Rick on social and religious issues, but knows that he has to communicate those views in more secular, moderate language in order to not turn off moderate voters. The fact is Newt’s policies are even better to advance social conservatism than Rick’s. Case in point, his analysis of how to stop activist judges in a constitutional way, which Santorum spoke out against. The reason Newt got the endorsement from that socially conservative radio host in Iowa is because he believed Newt’s policy on judges would help the social conservative movement better than anything else anyone was putting forth.
I appreciate the comments. I’m not so much in favor of the President becoming a pastor of sorts, but I am in favor of him making the case from time to time that high moral values are a plus to the nation.
Once you get that on the record, you don’t have to pound it over and over. If you touch on it lightly once every six months to a year after than, that’s fine.
We see the Left espouse the idea that morality is up for grabs, there is no right or wrong, and it shouldn’t be up for public debate in the halls of our government anyway.
What that argument is though, is an unabashed attempt to argue the point in a vacuum with no response. And a lot of folks buy off on it. No inference...
I’m not advocating a hawking of a certain religion’s beliefs. I think most folks think honesty, practicing the golden rule, and a good work ethic are important. It’s the Democrats that get all pissy if you try to impart these morals to your kid, as if it were party of the separation of church and state.
Moral relativism is the religion of the Left, and I don’t hear them speaking out against that at all.
Our kids are supposed to be their domain once they can walk. Man that has to stop.