There goes Miami.
Interesting point. Miami is a perfect example of the problems faced by Republicans in dealing with coalition politics.
Cuban-American Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Florida Republican who has been a fairly good advocate for military and veterans issues, has a transgender son and according to The Advocate, “became the first in her party to cosponsor the Respect for Marriage Act” (which would repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act's ban on federal recognition of homosexual marriages). She was then blasted for having “joined the dark side” by the Family Research Council.
I can respect a lot of Rep. Ros-Lehtinen’s work, but not this.
As the Family Research Council wrote: “The GOP leadership has done a lot to protect marriage, mostly by appointing a top-notch lawyer to defend DOMA in the courts after the Obama administration refused to. However, having a member of the Republican leadership undermine everything they're doing on the marriage issue sends the wrong message, especially when her current actions specifically target Christian services. Is the Republican Party ready to be turned into a party that sacrifices religious liberty on the altar of unrestrained sexual license?”
I am emphatically **NOT** accusing Newt Gingrich of waffling on gay marriage, but what the Family Research Council wrote with regard to “having a member of the Republican leadership undermine everything they're doing on the marriage issue sends the wrong message” is a fair summary of the concerns many of us have about Gingrich based on his personal life.
Note that I wrote “concerns,” not “unacceptable objections.”
Yes, as Christians we believe in repentance. We also believe that we are sinners in the hands of an angry God — not mischievous boys who sometimes make mistakes and are safe in the hands of Santa. I have no way to know Gingrich's personal relationship with God, but bringing forth fruits that befit repentance is a key part of repentance, and that has not exactly been obvious in his life.
Anything’s better than Obama, however, and almost anything is better than Romney.