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Originally posted by Not Bob
Yes, and it was one of the things that cost her husband the nomination of his party in 1988.
No one disputes that the Democratic party has social conservatives, too. The difference is that they don't get pandered. (I know, I know -- the Dems do plenty of pandering. Just not to them.)
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The difference is that Dem Social conservatives are not as shrill and don't view themselves as having a duty to inflict their beliefs on others. If you want to see just how scary things may get in the coming years if W gets re-elected, read this morning's Times OpEd from the Bishop of Denver. He's effectively telling Catholics, and Evangelical Christians, that they have a duty to vote in line withChurch Doctrine and to work to impose their values on the larger populous. Yes, I recognize that people have been doing that for a long time, but that its accpetbale to demand such action in the paper of record for the country is scary. In 40 years, we've gone from the Country beeing vigilant to make sure Rome did not dictate to JFK to a country where its accpeted and acceptable for the Church to baldly admit its trying to inflict its policies on a secular government.
Am I too Chicken Littleish here or is this shit as scary as it seems?
