[Mariner]

"There’s a word for Republicans who either ignore, or timidly stay away from social issues: RINOs."

That statement is just a function of your ignorance. The Republican party was not much involved in Social Issues until the 1980 election.

Additionally there are many high-profile Republicans that believe these issues should reside at the state level rather than the federal level.

I would cite Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin as examples.

You need a refresher course in reality.

[C. Edmund Wright]

No, I’m afraid he needs more than a refresher course in reality. He needs the 101 course, the 201 course, the Cliff Notes, the lecture series on CD and a tutor with a helluva lot of patience - and a big steep grading curve to boot.

Then again, someone who’s last 2 “conservative” heroes are Santorum and Huckabee - and yet has Cain in his screen name - is an odd study to say the least.