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April 19, 2006

Election Season's Big Tent

I was very surprised the other day when I found out that Mr. Maverick – John McCain – will be speaking at Jerry Falwel's Liberty University. But then McCain has been compromising himself a bit lately, schmoozing up to the Bush Administration and all.

Enter Rudy Giuliani. Now I'm really confused.

Just days after a religious conservative questioned Rudolph Giuliani's views, ex-Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed said the former New York City mayor will headline a fundraiser for him next month.

See, I thought Giuliani stood for everything Ralph Reed opposes – you know, choice and equality. Why would he do this? Maybe for the same reason McCain is cozying up to those he philosophically opposes:

The appearance with Reed could help Giuliani reach out to religious conservatives who would be critical in a GOP primary.

Giuliani is also helping out the infamous Senator Rick Santorum with his campaign. Yes, the guy who doesn't believe the right to privacy is in the Constitution. And the same guy who equated homosexuality with incest.

"If the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual (gay) sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery. You have the right to anything,"

Oh, yes, and bestiality.

In every society, the definition of marriage has not ever to my knowledge included homosexuality. That's not to pick on homosexuality. It's not, you know, man on child, man on dog, or whatever the case may be. It is one thing.

Republicans have long said their party is a "big tent." That tent, however, always seems to get a lot smaller once the elections are over.

Posted by Becky at April 19, 2006 10:48 AM

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