I have to admit, I did not get the hullabaloo directed at the Conservative Political Action Committee, CPAC, when they offered a gay, conservative, Republican group a sponsorship to this past weekend's annual confab.
GOProud is the conservative alternative to the Log Cabin Republicans. LGR is nothing more than a fifth-columnist left-wing gay agenda group. Sure, it dresses in GOP clothing. But LGR advocates strangely similar positions on a whole range of issues as do Stonewall Democrats.
If you take the time to go to the GOProud link, I think that of the 10 issues that they highlight, I am with them on 7 1/2 of the 10. Read it. I just do not see how we differ on most issues. And where we disagree, I have found that we do so with a great deal of respect for each other than gay leftists. Unlike the gay lefties, these people really do want less government, personal responsibility and a truly strong national defense and aggressive foreign policy.
So, GOProud went to CPAC and made a good showing.
But, some blowhard named Ryan Sorba went down an ugly road. Mr. Sorba is a member of the Young Americans for Freedom and, regrettably, from California. Mr. Sorba was supposed to speak about his role in bringing down ACORN in San Bernardino county. But NOOOOO! Mr. Sorba decided to use his time to condemn CPAC for letting GOProud be a sponsor of the confab. What an boor!!
What Mr. Sorba did is strangely unify a whole slew of conservatives. Against HIM! Take The Other McCain's take on Mr. Sorba's ridiculous tirade. You will find no stronger proponent of traditional marriage. But, Mr. McCain points out, you do not insult the people that invited you to speak. About ACORN, not homosexuality. Then there is this over at NewsReal blog. Hits it right on the head! It is Mr Sorba's sheer arrogance that borders on the psychotic. Dr. Zero over at Hot Air makes the case that conservatives need to build a coalition of the like-minded. Narrowing ourselves on the issue of homosexuality and its role is society is not worth the possibility of retaking congress and stopping as dangerous if not worse agenda. That of the Dear Leader, President Obama. And for some reason, Hot Air draws the wrath of a group called the American Family Association and blogger Brian Fischer.
Folks, I can only put it this way.
At the end of the day, I would support, vote for and campaign for a pro-life, pro second amendment, federalist, constitutionalist gay or lesbian over an anti-life, anti gun, statist, busy-body straight candidate for office. And yea, the aforementioned homosexual and I would disagree about same-sex marriage. And maybe on openly homosexuals serving in the armed forces. That is a whole other post.
What made Ronald Reagan unique is that he spread the conservative message to a whole lot of people and groups. I remember during the 1980 presidential campaign Mr. Reagan went to Harlem to tout the enterprise zones promoted by Jack Kemp. Mr. Reagan was shouted down by agitators. And while Mr. Reagan threatened to leave, he kept talking. To an audience that probably did not agree with anything he said. Again, rather than write off potential voters, Mr. Reagan went to them. And, Mr. Reagan believed in the 80-20 theory. Someone with him 80% of the time is a friend, not an enemy.
That is what CPAC is trying to do. Spread the conservative message to as many people that will listen. And remember, they did invite the original crackpots, the John Birch Society, to be sponsors as well.
Conservatism is diverse. Unlike liberalism, because it is not rooted it statist beliefs, there will be these flare ups.
On this one, I am with GOProud. And, I take this opportunity to ask you to check out two of my favorite gay conservative blogs, Gay Patriot and Queer Conservative.
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