To suggest that CPAC has turned its back on social conservatives is ridiculous.
I’m writing this from CPAC and the place is crawling with pro-life and pro-family people, most of whom are polite to those with whom they disagree. Just about every angle of conservative and libertarian thought is represented here. I’ve spent a lot of time in the exhibit area over the last three days and haven’t seen a whole lot of interest in either the pro-gay or anti-gay forces. I rather doubt that they will reconcile their differences on those issues, but it sure doesn’t look like the death of social conservatism going on here.
“To suggest that CPAC has turned its back on social conservatives is ridiculous.”
The thunderous reception that Romney received and the thundering reception that Dick Cheney received (after endorsing repeal of DADT) belies that statement. The booing of the YAF guy from California is further evidence of it.
“I’m writing this from CPAC and the place is crawling with pro-life and pro-family people, most of whom are polite to those with whom they disagree.”
Of course, it is. And of course they are polite. Prolifers and ProFamily people are the nicest people on the planet, far too polite to boo someone for expressing a point of view that has been held by Judeo Christianity for about 3000 years.
None of the profamily forces have been disinvited, because (Flash) they represent organizations (like Focus on the Family) that represent Millions of voters to which the Romneys of the world are FORCED (and I do mean FORCED, because he secretly holds them in contempt) to appeal to if they want to have any electoral success, which is their only path to power (their true goal).
But, and pay attention to this, the MARGINALIZATION of the prolife, profamily forces in CPAC is well underway. They are tolerated, while the anti-life and anti-family forces are celebrated and defended.