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What, you think blacks, latinos, and others aren't ever pro-life? Not very inclusive, are you. By the by, I don't necessarily dismiss the Lee Atwater brand of politics, still, I am a broken glass republican. But, as a southern boy, you can't escape comprehending the breach of etiquette if one doesn't dance with the one that brung ya, can you? PS. NJ, from whence I came, was once a GOP strong-hold. Then, its GOP got suckered by buying into the whole relatavism, can't we all get along thing. Now it can't, or won't, support a decent GOP candidate--to whit: Brett Shundler--and its base is demoralized, and the larger RINO's flock to demos any chance they get, cuz they aren't really pubbies at all anymore--they've been so "Open" AND "Tolerant" Ooohh!!!.

And the base who could ELECT a conservative can't get the leadership to give up the bucks, in order to do so; in order to get the message out. That's reality. Your kind of inclusion is so eighties. We have to fight now for positive understanding of the moral authority of our position. And, I think it can be done. PS, Congratulations on the lifestyle choice, but the opposition has it in mind to legislate it out of existence so long as we are weak in conviction and therefore numbers. IMHO. V's wife.

"What, you think blacks, latinos, and others aren't ever pro-life? Not very inclusive, are you. "

You misread my post. I didn't imply that. I know that many blacks and hispanics are pro-life, but there are many in the GOP who don't want them in the party. Being a former Republican myself, I tried to help the party develop an outreach committee to help candidates and party members in reaching to non-white constituencies.

What I got was a no vote from the party leadership. They felt that reaching out to non-white voters would somehow 'dilute' the principles of the GOP.

Hence, I am a Democrat now. I can only respect a party that respects racial and ethnic diversity. The GOP doesn't quite measure up in that way. And given the Southern Dems are more econ and socially conservative-to-moderate, I'm right at home in the Democratic party here.