It would be the smarted thing they've done in years. If they do that I might actually vote for them again.
'shrinking the goverment' is a buzz word. It ultimately is historically meaningless. Social issues are moving towards the democrats, but at the same time, the direction americans are calling in the social sphere clearly means nothing to the republicans, at least in relation to DADT, which over 70% of americans supporting repealing of the law, but republicans are the only block that exists in congress to repealing it. The problem is, while the party may not openly discuss social issues, the people who fund the movement will continue too make sure that issues like ENDA, Immigration reform, and lgbt rights issues are still at the forefront of the culture wars they so desperately cling to.
>>>the culture wars they so desperately cling to. Yes, we desperately cling to those. We also read the biggest fairy tale in the world to our children every night, "The Warren Commission"
notice that I said the people who are funding the party. I did not say the party itself. When you are talking about the great number of anti-gay groups and PACs that are keeping the anti-LGBT rights push going, even if the party members themselves have chosen silence, it doesnt mean their silence will matter. as we can see with DADT, republicans still stand in the way of progress for LGBT americans. Could you please not cherrypick lines, and quote them out of context?
The Tea Party likes to portray itself as a purely economic movement, but it really isn't. Plenty of Tea Partiers have campaigned on social issues, and the Party's strongest backers include extreme social conservatives.
>>>Could you please not cherrypick lines, and quote them out of context? Could you please get a sense of humor and understand sarcasm when you see it? Everyone knows that "The Warren Commission Report" is not the biggest fairy tale in the world...it's the story of the "moon landing". Jeez. ---------- Post added 15th Nov 2010 at 06:31 AM ---------- Look, I have said this time and time again on this particular topic. It is not by accident it is by numbers that this strategy is put forth. Where as in 2004 there were a greater number of Americans that placed social issues in the higher priority column, in 2010 more people are concerned about the economy. During the 2010 races you may have heard some candidates talk about social issues, but the primary focus of most campaign was jobs and the economy. It's not rocket science. The priorities of the body politic shift from time to time...and party's re-arrange their stump lines to adjust. It's been going on for 100 years so it's not shocking.
this is the internet, if you're going to be sarcastic, you need to use something to substitute for the tone of voice you would normally use if you were actually speaking the lines you are typing, if you want to impart that you're not really being serious.