I was pleased to read an article by Nolan Finley of the
Detroit News entitled: AGEMA BIGOTRY OPENS DOOR TO NEW GOP VOICES / April 11,
2013.
Finley is a conservative writer and thinker but he is also a
realist and that is why I like reading his comments.
I have been remarking for years that if the Republicans
would get the hell out of social issue positions that show them as Neanderthals
(cave men) way out of touch with what Americans think and feel; I would become
a Republican since I agree with their Libertarian approach to the economy and
general governance…but that seemed very unlikely in my lifetime…till now…a
glimmer of hope.
Republicans have been embarrassing themselves by going
public with stupid remarks about rape, etc. and in the case of Michigan
national committeeman Dave Agema, posting on his Facebook anti-gay rantings by
a white supremacist and refusing to apologize since he agreed with those
idiotic rantings.
Agema was attacked by other Republicans as not representing
the GOP in today’s climate on the ground in the United States.
Many are now saying that it is OK to be Republican and
pro-choice or pro-gay marriage. To me this means that the Republicans are kind
of abandoning the politics of the religious right wing and their obsession with
family values. Finley now says that the GOP wants to be known as a party for
economic freedom and individual liberty; not telling you how to live your life.
Now let’s be realistic about this. Republicans have been
losing political clout and power because they are so backward on social issues
and know that if they want to return to power they have to change.
I questioned how one could abandon long held principles so easily
but I guess in politics there are no principles, just positions that win
elections.
It still seems strange because of the speed of the change.
Just in the last election, Romney had to become a fundamentalist Christian
moron just to get nominated and espouse positions and views that he did not
personally agree with but hey, that was the only way…and now, who needs those
religious jerks to get nominated!
It certainly is a fast about face but I think they got tired
of being called the party of stupid.
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