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Re: Romney aide quits because he's gay
Are you willing to wait, KA, while people campaign actively to prolong that future from arriving?
I'd prefer not to, and I continue to hope that people like me are the future of the Republican party. But it is not the issue that I vote on when it comes down to it. I know you don't agree with that stance, but to be fair, it's not like Obama is a proponent of gay marriage, either.
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I'm with KA. I don't think it's fair to expect anyone to vote purely based on social issues. I mean, if they do, fine, but I think it's legitimate to vote based on the economy, foreign policy, or a host of other things. Which does not mean you are against those other things, just that you have different priorities at the ballot box.
I agree. Being gay and being pro-gay marriage doesn't have to be all this guy is about. He can support other issues and support other candidates and political parties while making clear his disagreement on the gay marriage issue.
There's actually a West Wing episode (lol) that touches on this - Josh is having a conversation with a Republican congressman about how anti-gay republicans are or something and he's like "Congressman, you're gay." and the congressman's response is essentially that yes, he is gay but that doesn't have to be ALL he is and he can support the Republican party for their stances and positions on other issues.
Well, according to that asshat from NRO, he only says he opposes gay marriage, but his actions say otherwise.
HTH. YWIA. GFY. FWIW. WTF. BBQ. TTC. TYVM.
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Except that the GOP has made it clear that gays are not really welcome in the party, so it's unlikely that we will have any prominent gay GOPers. This story is just case in point.
True. And I think the fact that he's a political professional has a lot to do with comparmentalizing his private life and his political beliefs.
Me, I'm a single-issues voter. I can not vote for my own second-class citizenship by voting for an anti-choice candidate. I was actually excited in the last election when Giuliani entered the race and (briefly) had a shot - it would be the first time in my life I had the relative luxury of choosing between two candidates.
Welllll, the last sentence there doesn't work because he's never actively worked or talked against it.
In some respects, I understand what you, Moxie, and someone else said just above-- it's just a priority thing. On the other hand, if not American citizens are actively, institutionally disenfranchised and marginalized, I don't know what good all our prosperity is.