Reply #8: Well, clearly it's because we haven't "courted" all 12 of them enough. [View All]

[Warren DeMontague]

Obviously, according to certain DLC and "conventional wisdom" nabobs, working overtime to convince the "heartland" that we hate gays, reproductive choice, and the separation of church and state as much as they do is the ONLY way to win.

Never mind the fact that the segment of the Republican Party and Independent Electorate that is REALLY in play this time is Libertarian-Minded voters, people who are waiting for a party to take a stand against the Iraq war AND the Drug war, people who are waiting for a party to come out clearly and unapologetically for the rights of citizens to control their own bodies and personal decisions, from reproductive to end-of-life. They want a party that DEMANDS respect for and public placement -in city halls, courthouses, etc.- of a very important decalogue... not the Ten Commandments, but The Bill of Rights.

Hell, using the $$$ ("fiscal responsibility", remember?) saved by ending the $40 Billion-a-year drug war, legalizing and taxing marijuana, and cutting the half a trillion in yearly Military/Industrial outlays down to something sane, we might be able to afford things like a SPHC system; which would win us Green voters and even one or two of these "heartland values voters", if they ever decide that their family having health coverage is more important than making sure the gays down the street don't get married.

Sure, going that direction might make more sense; hell, it might even irretrievably crack the GOP in half and catapult US into long-term majority party status. But where's the fun in that?