I am simultaneously invigorated and saddened by the democratic process in full bloom here in the USA 2 months before election day.   I am thrilled at the soaring rhetoric, enthusiastic patriotism and real accomplishments proclaimed at the RNC; I am appalled at the level of compromise required to win the "swing" votes and what that ultimately means for our Republic.

Politics in our republic require a vigorous debate of the issues and a slavish, condescending appeal to uninformed, yet influential voters.  I am encouraged by the success the GOP seems to be achieving as a "big tent/inclusive" party ( a political necessity) yet deeply troubled by the strident social liberalism embraced by the Gulianis and Shwarzeneggers of the party. 

Homosexual activists and their grip on the media have become such invincible brokers in election politics that many conservatives are afraid to stand against so-called "gay marriage" and the cultural degeneration introduced to our children through music, TV, print and internet traffic.  Many people want to diminish the importance of abortion and its impact on our declining moral culture, preferring to occupy themselves with the war on terror or the economy.  In truth, no more pressing issue exists in America today than where we are headed as a people ethically, morally, culturally and socially.

I am deeply saddened by the GOP's abandonement of Illinois Senate candidiate Alan Keyes (another political necessity?) who has admittedly appeared too strident an personal in his denunciation of homosexuality as a sin (defined by Keyes and St. Paul as "hedonistic and selfish").  The statement made in an interview at the RNC was a response to a reporter baiting Keyes on the issue of Dick Cheney's homosexual daughter - bait that he took in typical Alan Keyes uncompromising moral integrity fashion - and now has members of his own party abandoning the race to radical pro-abortionist and gay-marriage advocate Barak Obama. 

Politics - it demands so much compromise to achieve victory - and without victory, no meanigful change can take place.  Yet it scares me that eternal moral truth is often a casualy of the dirty process that renders even the victors impotent because of the pragmatic demands of popular elections.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/elect/01keys.html

This is a great topic you've brought up Johnny. It is a challenge for social conservatives to also reach out and place a compelling argument for their position to other Republicans.

Its an interesting dilema in which I think can only find a solution in those social conservatives being vocal. Specifically, to engage in dialogue and present enough of a case to hopefully get enough people to adopt the cause stirring a movement w/in the party and choosing future leaders who also adhere to that conservatism.

On the forefront of these issues are the two you've addressed. Pro-life/pro-death and homosexuality. Right now, I'm even debating to change party to the Constitutional Party since I seem to align more of my view to them. Perhaps, that's how it starts? To have a new party give voice to these issues? I'm weighing this myself and asking the Lord for guidance. But in the short term, I'm well aware of the liberal slant much of the upcoming 'superstars' of the Republican party have. They've given great speeches, but as Arnold said, you can be a Republican and not agree on all the issues. I'll vote for the candidate in the Republican side, who does share my views on the those issues important to me and prayerfully, I can change some minds when I'm asked why I'm doing so.

Great subject! In fact I'm preparing a commentary on this subject for my blog for tomorrow. In general I agree with you. Where I disagree is that you seem to equate the Republican party with religious conservatives. That is not the true history of the Republican party. It may seem like that when looking at the past 20 years, but it's really an aberation. The Republican party has always been much broader than that, and I believe even today there should be room for disagreement, even on what some call core social issues. I'll get more in depth on this tomorrow.

Gentlemen: Thanks for your engagement on this topic. Frenz, you are right, engagement, involvement and participation are the only ways to maintain our seat at the GOP table, a seat we fought long and hard to earn. Ronald Reagan unflinchingly championed the pro-life platform and W seems solidly behind the DOMA (def of marriage act). I had high hopes that W would be able to get an appointee on the Supreme Court and without 4 more years, that is highly unlikely. IMO, the fate of our nation lay on getting the right balance on the High Court Bench. If we continue down the road we are heading now (free-fall moral decline) it won't make any difference how prosperous or powerful we are; we will cease to adhere to one another as a nation and we will be governed by a people more able than we to limit the destruction of the family structure.

RWNJ: I agree! The GOP is more than just religious conservatives (thank God) however the Party of Linclon has always taken the morally high ground in the crisis issues of the day. Had not Lincoln been willing to err on the side of the Bible, the Framers' Intent, and the Union, our great Republic may not ever have recovered, slavery would have continued until something worse than a civil war occured, etc...

Thanks guys, for weighing in, and most of all, for supporting our country with your patriotism, ideals and passion.

THANK YOU Johnny for your service and dedication to this country I (and I know you) love. I pray the Lord protect those who serve us in harms way and may they come home safely to a nation which welcomes them for their great deeds.

I've always been a big Alan Keyes fan but I was incredibly disheartened with the way the media spins his opinions. Even on one of my favorite discussion boards, Right Nation, the posters (who are conservative) were "embarrassed" by Alan Keyes...

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