There are many Americans like myself who are torn over the subject of gay marriage. Many of us are troubled by the injustice of gay couples being unable to obtain the kind of basic legal protections available to married couples. At the same time we are bothered by the idea of government re-inventing an entire social institution with the stroke of a Judge’s pen.
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E.D. Kain’s latest post which is itself a retort of David Frum’s post on the need for moderates in the GOP to become active again misreads what moderate Republicans are all about. In some cases it seems like Kain confuses “centrism” and “moderation” to mean a Republican that aims toward a bland middle of the road view. However, history shows us that Moderate Republicans are a real faction in the history of the GOP with real values and positions various issues from civil rights to the environment. One only has to read some of the Geoffrey Kabaservice’s wonderful profiles on forgotten Moderate Republicans like Thomas Dewey, Thomas Curtis, and Arthur Larson to know that moderates in the GOP were anything but milquetoast. Read the whole story »
It’s up to Moderate Republicans themselves to rebuild the Moderate Republican movement in the GOP.
Retired Navy Capt. Joan E. Darrah shares her story about how she lived her life as a lesbian in a relationship and also as an officer in the Navy. It’s pretty moving.
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The latest viral video that’s clogging the tubes, is a campaign ad by California GOP Senatorial candidate Carly Fiorina who is going after her opponent, social moderate Tom Campbell’s fiscal conservative bona fides. The commercial …
Log Cabin Republicans is calling out the GOP Holdouts to DADT repeal.
There’s a lot to like in Mark Kirk. At a gut level we tend to like politicians with an independent streak. Guys like Teddy Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, and John McCain didn’t become household names by carefully calibrating public opinion before deciding what to think. Though in principle our representatives are supposed to represent us, that elusive quality of leadership is what makes one political figure stand out from the crowd.
America’s national debt is uberlarge; the world’s largest. Our national debt is larger than the economies of many countries.
In listening to part of today’s hearing about repealing the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, it was a little disheartening to hear Senator John McCain seemingly backtrack on repealing the policy.
It’s about time. The United States of America has no business whatsoever in the discrimination arena. But for some reason, we’ve allowed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” to be active since 1993. When will we learn …
In response to the statement by President Obama during his State of The Union address the Senate Armed Services committee is holding a hearing on repealing the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy.
In his opening statement …
It’s not easy being a black, gay Republican and when news stories like this come out, it’s even harder.
Senator Elect Scott Brown is making himself known a Massachusetts-style Republican, meaning he is a moderate. The Hill reports that Brown would depart with the GOP on some issues like the spending freeze that …
No other ethnic political apparatus in this country is so firmly in the pocket of one party as African-Americans and the Democratic Party. For decades, Democrats have pandered to African-Americans at election time, then …
Let me make it clear from the start that I’ve never been one who thinks that events like the State Of The Union are much more than a splashy show. It’s the closest we come …
I continue to be very proud of Virginia’s Governor, Bob McDonnell. A brilliantly moderate speech, reaching out to the American middle where the voters who left our Party escaped to. If we’re going …
American Conservatism enters the alternate universe, complete with evil goatees.
The current en vogue political arrangement is to prove one’s principles to the “ideals” of a party or ideological group.
HipHopRepublican.com sat down with Professor Agnes J Otjen, a Progressive Republican and Candidate for US Congress. She is seeking a seat in the great State of Montana. Currently A.J. Otjen is a Professor at Montana State University.
“Centrist” and “Moderate” does not always equal “Milquetoast.”
Log Cabin vs. Eagle Forum
The Dallas Voice has an article about Rob Schlein, the President of the Dallas Chapter of Log Cabin Republicans who is in a race for precinct chair of the local Republican Party. More... (0)
First, We Lock Up All the Gays...
Yikes. Let me just say prision orange does not look good on me. More... (1)
American Moves Forward on Gays, Republicans Not So Much
Sen. John McCain said that he’d change his stance and support repealing the ban if the top brass supported it. Well, here was the chairman of the Joint Chiefs–not exactly the bottom brass–endorsing it because of what it says about the integrity of our entire military. Did McCain change his mind, as he said he would? No. More... (0)
Powell Favors Repeal of DADT
The former head of the Join Chiefs of Staff and well known moderate Republican comes out in favor of repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” More... (0)
