ahem.

[sisyphusshrugged]

snort.

Moderate Republicans are told to move to the Democratic Party: "If they can't agree and support the president and the platform, then they ought to go over to the Democrats," said Jan LaRue, chief counsel for the conservative group Concerned Women for America... The to-do list includes defending traditional marriage, banning human cloning, reforming Social Security, passing more-restrictive abortion laws and stepping up enforcement of obscenity laws, said Ms. LaRue. And if moderates don't agree with those objectives, perhaps they don't belong in the GOP, she said. Ms. LaRue calls Mr. Specter a RINO - Republican In Name Only - and questions why politicians such as Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island remain in the Republican Party when they didn't even vote for Mr. Bush. "Get real," she said. "These are Democrats in Republican clothing."

I couldn't begin to agree with Ms. LaRue more. Those moderates don't deserve to be Republicans. All six of them should jump the aisle immediately.

Comments

[clockzero.livejournal.com]

Would that it were.

[chipuni.livejournal.com]

Another quote from the article:

Tom Minnery, vice president of public policy for the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, said the Republican tent is large enough to accommodate moderates. But he's not suggesting that conservatives are willing to compromise.

"If you read the platform, it's clearly a pro-life party," he said. "I'm sure anybody is welcome to be a Republican as long as they understand the direction the party is headed in."

The conservative Christians feel they can speak for all of the Republican party. Either the party itself will have to vigorously respond -- or the Democrats will have a field day in 2006...

[springheel-jack.livejournal.com]

I think we should trade the DINOs for the RINOs.

[texaslawchick.livejournal.com]

In the spirit of bi-partisanship, I'm willing to offer Zell Miller for Patrick Leahy.

[springheel-jack.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Too bad Zell's gone now.

[xgray.livejournal.com]

i've been talking about a republican split, but i didn't think this would all go down so quickly.

...anyways, i don't think it ends here, since this isn't the only crack in the party.

[t-rabbit.livejournal.com]

All six of them should jump the aisle immediately.

Thanks for a much-needed chuckle this morning.