I think religious right or culture right like myself have been asked to tolerate more and more as the Pubbies begin to resemble more and more Dems from 30 years ago and the Dems begin to resemble Mensheviks.
Social liberalism has sure infiltrated the loudest voices around here. I don't know about W.
Good firm war leader. Has hit some good base hits domestically. Has gone beyond centrist on some. Seems to be slipping domestically so far this year except on Torts.
I think talk of Rice for POTUS is nuts and PC pandering.
I think W is way out to lunch on one important issue that I won't bring up here since it's just not worth it.
I think I've tolerated enough. I have watched libertarians and others yelp about 3rd party viability for 5 years here. What I have seen here since W's victory leads me to think that if the Pubs are going to become what the loud bunch here proposes then folks like me are going to lose interest. I have not supported Pubs since 80 simply because I wanted lower taxes.
Conservative first. Pubbie by default.
Fortunately, nearly all the Pubs I know active here in Nashville do not support this watered down version either.
Conservative first and always bump!
Maybe it's just to throw some fear into the "Hillary for President" camp. If the Dems lose their African-American base, they will turn into pumpkins and we will have a liberal Republican party faction versus a Libertarian Republican party faction and the Democrats will go the way of the Whigs.