Look. Bigots are in both parties. How fast were the Democrats to point the finger at Foley for vulger chat boxes, but then celebrated the tenure of Stubbs after he was censured for actually having sex with a page.

I have been watching the US Army for a long time. During the Vietnam War, homosexual soldiers were appreciated for what they could do. During the Carter Administration the Army Nurse Corps actively recruited for lesbian nurses. Many soldiers who, for what ever reason, did not serve in the first Gulf War sought to remove homosexual soldiers who did. Similar nasty bureaucratic games occured after WWII and Korea. Such is the human social condition.

I am not homosexual. My ex wife is. If it is genetic, my kids have probably have it. If it is behavioral, they probably have it.

I am opposed to gay marriage, if imposed by judicial fiat. I am neutral about it if debated and enacted by legislature. Who cares what I think about it, I am one of 30 million people in California.

The country is at war. The horrible people (we fight no others!) would murder US citizens on principle, gay or straight. They would continue it, despite their support and manipulation of Yassar Arafat, who became a terrorist after being caught "flagrente delecto" and being the choice of being stoned to death, or becoming a terrorist.

Lieberman is a Democrat. I would support him, though I disagree with him on nearly every issue, except the war. Alas, even he does not support the war with due ferocity, because if he did, he would have caucused with the Republicans (more of whom voted for him than Democrats) who would procecute the war with more vigor.

Dignitas et Gravitas

Eric, I haven't paid attention to La Coulter in years; my decision to switch to an "unaffiliated" status has been building for some time, though I admit that an increasing reluctance to be associated with a party with a prominent bigot/theocrat component has something to do with it.

If you're interested in the thought process, it will be explained (as I have time and when the Muse whacks me upside the head) in the next few weeks.

Eric,

I think it all comes down to what issues you value the most. I value economic liberty and national security highly, and Republicans are the least bad party on that.

Don,

I tried to read your comment, but I couldn't get past the idea of lesbian nurses. Sorry.

LOL Jon, oh to be young enough again for that to excite me :^)

I got as far as the lesbian ex-wife and then my heart broke in sympathy. Moving on...

As for Coulter - I just wish we (libertarians) could denounce her without jagoffs like Howard Dean demanding that we do. Because, when Dean opens his barbaric Yawping trap, he then makes us look like we're only condemning Coulter because he's ordered us to. It follows (1) he's made us his b*tch and (2) we look like we don't mean it when we call Coulter a disaster for the team.

CPAC should have kept her off the premises. But, it's done now and we're stuck with it. In the meantime we are left with pointing out Dean's own (copious) verbal missteps. It's grade-school tu quoque, true, but it beats the alternative - which is President Hillary, or Obama, and the abject surrender of the Western world.

Were they clapping her slur or were they clapping her breaking of PC (which was supposedly the point of her statement)?

Given how well Guiliani is doing in R polls I'd say the bigots in the party are a fringe at best.

But I get it. Only Republicans can be bigots. In the same way that only white people can be racists. White Democrats exempted of course. Even Senator Byrd.

Did some one say PC?

Nov '08 is a very long ways away.

Since I'm not up on the latest acceptable terminology can some one tell me what Republicans can say? How about gay (is that word OK?) Republicans.

Can black people use the N... word but it is verbotten for white people?

I guess since I'm Jewish I can use kike, but Jew haters (actual or implied) had better watch out.

I live in Rockford and am a big Cheap Trick Fan. The "Dream Police" do not live inside my head. However, the language police are setting up housekeeping. I'm keeping an eye on them.

I am a gay man who enlisted in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. So I think I have a right to express an opinion here, on this issue.
The Republican Party started to fracture seriously when Reagan reached out to the Dixicrats. He was certainly not a homophobe but had the strange idea that if someone agreed with him on basic issues it didn't matter what baggage he brought along.
Well, he was wrong.
Religious fundamentalism and tolerance are incompatible. The Republican Party should have known better. That a majority may actually nominate Giuliani (although I doubt it)is beside the point.
Those people will NEVER vote for him. His nomination will ensure the election of whoever is the Democrat nominee.
As to Coulter, she had her moment during the Free Republic phase of opposition to the Clintons and doesn't realize that her 5 minutes of fame is past. That stringy hair can't cover up an empty skull. And the long legs, anorexic figure, and hairline fine wrinkles don't turn on anyone, anymore, no matter how much pancake she plasters on.
As to the Democrats? A sea change is taking place in that party with regard to gays.
One example:
The Washington State legislature just passed a domestic partnership bill with some Republican support, and with a number of Democrats voting against it! One in particular, Brian Hatfield, representing the very liberal southwest part of the state, stated that since he accepted Jesus and found religion a few years ago he had to acknowledge the deep religious convictions of his district in preserving the sanctity of marriage. But just a few years ago he voted against a proposed sanctity of marriage bill banning gay marriage.
Can we see the handwriting on the wall here?
Not only is the left of center party caving in to religious fanaticism of the Islamic variety, but now to the homegrown type as well.
I held my nose, and shut my eyes, and voted Republican the last two national elections.
But register Republican, with the likes of Robertson, Falwell, and Dobson welcomed at the national conventions? Never.
Mr. Campbell is just accepting reality, IMO.

Well adios I have no doubt you'll find more agreeable company in a party that uses the word Christians in the same way Coulter used faggot. I find this so much nonsense when one party places adds on TV accusing those who disagree with the hate crime agenda as being KKK members. One does get tired of the left's ritual treason and insulting the troops and describing those who diasagree with them as havoing extra chromosomes, so you will excuse me if I say to those who are upset with Coulter, I wonder where you all were during the bigotry and hate fests that the dhimmies throw every campaign? I mean who outed the pages and for what reason? Who like clockwork outs homosexuals for not towing the party line?

Ann Coulter for president. At least she had backbone compared to those RINOs desperately telling us how conservative they are at CPAC.

Again adios. I'm sure you'll find a more like minded fellowship with all the other independents.

Thomas Jackson, I suggest you read my posts before making assumptions. I won't waste time defending myself against words put in my mouth.

And if you reread my post, you'll see that I never said I was qutting the GOP. I'll just keep on stinking up the tent -- detestable RINO though I be.

:)