Here’s what I don’t understand: Republicans are concerned about not being in control, yet what we see is a severe shift in party opinion. I just don’t get why that shift favors anti-abortion and anti-gay sentiment. A reasonable person would expect that in 2009 people would understand that these two “issues” are largely false and truly destroy the “working environment” the party is trying to build.

Here’s a personal tid bit. I registered Republican in Massachusetts last year and I support both gay marriage and abortion…I can’t believe I am alone in that camp. My hope is that the quiet folks around me will take hold of this party and return us to a system of personal rights, responsibility, and financial conservatism.