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Title: Meghan McCain tells the Republican Party to wake up or else she'll leave
Source:
Daily Mail
URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art ... an-Party-wake-shell-leave.html
Published: Nov 17, 2012
Author: John Clarke
Post Date: 2012-11-17 18:22:08 by Hondo68
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Views: 19963
Comments: 34
Meghan McCain wants Republicans to wake up or else she just might leave the party. The Republican daughter of Sen John McCain, who famously blogged from her father's presidential campaign bus about fashion on the campaign trail, is saying the GOP's positions on social issues are outdated and irrelevant. 'I don’t fit into the traditional Republican box that the 'wingnuts who have hijacked my party think all Republicans should,' she wrote in an opinion piece. Meghan_McCain_2011_Shankbone_5 David Shankbone.JPG In an opinion piece penned for the Daily Beast, McCain notes that if the Republican Party does not adapt and start showing signs of social tolerance the GOP will not survive and that if she does not see signs of moderation on social issues she 'will consider registering as an Independent in 2016.' The realization hit her election night as she was choking back tears over the Mitt Romney's campaign loss to President Barack Obama. nttttt 'It’s not like he’s a close friend,' she wrote. 'Looking back to last week, I think that I was mourning something else. For the last four years, writing on this website, I’ve been calling for the Republican Party to come to terms with reality and modernize. Last Tuesday, Mitt Romney lost—and he lost big. As Republicans, we lost again. I felt sad, exhausted, beaten down, and heartbroken. It was the first time that I considered that the Republican Party, which I love so much, might die.' McCain admitted that she doesn't fit into the typical Republican model of 'wingnuts who have hijacked my party,' but feels her the GOP step away from wrong-headed social issues. 'I care more about my economy, national security, and fiscal conservatism than I do about what other woman do with their bodies,' she writes. 'It’s not my place, and I don’t believe it’s the government’s place, to make such decisions. 'I also don’t believe it’s the government’s role to tell gays and lesbians that they can’t be given the same opportunities in American just because of who they love.' What Ms McCain fears most, it seems, is the Republican Party becoming further isolated and irrelevant. ''Times are changing,' she wrote. 'The face of America is changing and we as Republicans stand at a crossroads. Are we going to accept the changing face of America and change with it?' she writes. 'It’s possible to maintain the core values of this party and evolve when it comes to social issues. Quite frankly, I don’t see any other path to success.'
Poster Comment: If she leaves Boehner is sure to cry.
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#4. To: hondo68 (#0)
Who exactly is doing this? Whe says that a gay person doesn't have the same opportunities as anyone else in America? Who? No one. It's propaganda.
Who? I do. Can gay couples marry legally in all 50 states? Are gay marriages legally recognized by the federal government? Can I get my Korean lover a spouse US visa? Didn't we discuss this once before? Maybe you're the one who needs to quit lying (as you told me over at LP).
You can't marry your nephew, your great dane, or a thirteeen year old either. Its so unfair.
#11. To: Thunderbird (#8)
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Can I marry you?
Its so unfair. So I'm curious as to which one is the more appealing proposition to him/her??
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest'I also don’t believe it’s the government’s role to tell gays and lesbians that they can’t be given the same opportunities in American just because of who they love.'
#5. To: jwpegler (#4)
Whe says that a gay person doesn't have the same opportunities as anyone else in America?
#8. To: meguro (#5)
Can gay couples marry legally in all 50 states?
Replies to Comment # 8. You can't marry your nephew, your great dane, or a thirteeen year old either.
#12. To: Thunderbird, meguro (#8)
You can't marry your nephew, your great dane, or a thirteeen year old either.
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