Twangbanger
Grandmaster
- Oct 9, 2010
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There are plenty of good arguments to make against RINOs and the GOP, but I fail to see how the transgender stuff is one of them. The GOP is in the process of passing legislation against re-assignment surgeries on minors in the states where it's politically possible. What are you looking for on the issue of transgenderism, that is reasonable in a free country, that the GOP isn't delivering?
It seems to me the real issue is, the GOP contains politicians who are real good at fomenting against the social outrage of the day - but then continue supporting skewed trade agreements, questionable climate policies, and plantation-state immigration policy. But otherwise-intelligent conservative voters keep nominating them, because they say the right thing on social issues.
Simply put, the GOP caters to "Social Issue Voters" because it doesn't have to work very hard to get their vote. Values Voters being "easy to get" on social issues is a big part of what keeps RINOs in Washington. We focus so hard on social issues, that we send a swamp creature like Dan Coats back to the swamp TWO TIMES because he says the right thing on issues like abortion.
Pogo was right. We have seen the enemy and he is us.
It seems to me the real issue is, the GOP contains politicians who are real good at fomenting against the social outrage of the day - but then continue supporting skewed trade agreements, questionable climate policies, and plantation-state immigration policy. But otherwise-intelligent conservative voters keep nominating them, because they say the right thing on social issues.
Simply put, the GOP caters to "Social Issue Voters" because it doesn't have to work very hard to get their vote. Values Voters being "easy to get" on social issues is a big part of what keeps RINOs in Washington. We focus so hard on social issues, that we send a swamp creature like Dan Coats back to the swamp TWO TIMES because he says the right thing on issues like abortion.
Pogo was right. We have seen the enemy and he is us.