#109 RAH – Because the religious right is overpowering fiscal conservatism in your party, you will continue to lose my vote. You force us to pick between human rights and dollars an cents. For the people actually in the religious right, I expect you to do the same, but for FISCAL conservatives who are not ruled by the social issues, taking up with the religious aspects of the GOP means you can’t get bi-partisan support from the Dems. I’d LOVE to vote for a fiscal conservative, which realistically will come from the Right, but I can’t find the opportunity without him feeling saddled by assuming the religious right values as well. McCain, while not a great fiscal conservative to my mind, lost the election because he felt like he had to satisfy the religious right, which drove the dems away. The Republicans can/should stay as one party, but the fiscal conservatives need to divorce themselves of the religious groups and start to work with the like minded folks on the left. Put up the right candidate over there, and the fiscal folks on both sides can elect the next president.
Jack
