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Gary Bauer has, again, gone too far.
While he is welcome to pursue his own agenda he seems to be seeking a party policy that would prevent others with opposing views on some issues from having their voice heard. Marc meeting with the group in no way means that he has taken on their agenda, nor does it mean the party platform will be in any way affected. All it means is that they met to discuss policy.

The Presidency is a funny office. One gets there by generating the support of some of the people, but once there they become responsible for serving all of the people - even those with whom the President may disagree. To get an insight at the party level of what agenda items are important to a very vocal and active political element of our society, no matter how large or small, seems to me to be politically savvy.

There is no Utopia, there is and never will be a conservative dream state here in the U.S., but by communicating core ideals and opening doors for otheres to hear our ideas we can avoid sliding further into the liberal/socialist cesspool. I'm so tired of people on all sides of these issues harping on 'true conservatism' or 'true libertarianism'. Unless you are willing to deal with the political realities that face the world we live in you can accomplish nothing.