[veronica]

I'd venture to say that in view of the clear and present danger the platform ought to be contra-hillary first, last, and foremost. Everything else could be taken care of later.

There you have it.

IMO the GOP platform should be, and stay, pro-family, pro-life.

As it has been for many years.

But I ask these questions constantly, and I never get an answer. What did Reagan or GW Bush DO to turn back the tide on abortion?? And how does one now enforce anti-abortion laws, if Roe vs. Wade is overturned?

And what would be gained in our fight for our beliefs, if Rudy or McCain were the nominee, and Hillary won because so-called "real Conservatives" stayed home??

I'd sure like to know...

[BunnySlippers]

FWIW here is the 2004 GOP party platform. Good read:

http://www.gop.com/media/2004platform.pdf

[airborne]

And what would be gained in our fight for our beliefs, if Rudy or McCain were the nominee, and Hillary won because so-called "real Conservatives" stayed home??

That's the problem. And that's what really eats me up.

Because as much as I hate to accept it, we're better off with Rudy than we are with Hillary.

And I really don't like Rudy's pro gay, pro abortion, anti gun positions he's taken in the past.

We really are at a cross roads, aren't we?

[GSlob]

The point is that no known true believer could, the way the things are, defeat hillary. So the choice is, to go down in the blaze of glory or to attempt winning [and hopefully to succeed] with, say, Rudy. Given the danger that hillary is, I'd go with Rudy.