Jacob Weisberg thinks legal weed, gay marriage, and marching in solidarity with our Cuban brothers and sisters will be legal within ten or so years http://www.slate.com/id/2234017/. Maybe, but Mr. Weisberg and Slate are always in a tizzy about the outrages of BusHitler or red state deficiencies. Skip to the last paragraph if you want to the pertinent gist and that is that the Republicans have boxed themselves into a corner by saying "nyet" to issues perceived by many to be social freedom ideas, driving away more libertarian types and others who might otherwise side with the Right. Meanwhile, the Left can comfortably sit back and follow without having to shed political capital in order to see these things come to fruition. Interesting.
From where I sit, I see a lot of conservatives who do not identify with the so called, Religious Right and would rather concentrate on what they consider big issues (economy, defense, taxation) and focus far, far less on other stuff. In other words, they don't care about who is smoking weed or sleeping with each other but they care a lot about the Marines getting the equipment they need and a lot about reducing taxes and the reach of government. I think if the Right is to regain power, it will need to be a party about less government and more freedom. That other stuff ain't working. But one thing is for certain: a lot of folks might have forgotten why they once thought they were Republicans during this last election, but watching the ever extending reach of Congress and the Executive office going on now, they realize that whatever they are, it isn't a Democrat. I don't know if the Republicans have the smarts to pick up on that or the talent to take advantage of it, but it's happening. Time will tell.
No comments:
Post a Comment