THE CONSERVATIVES recently had their big annual meeting, confronted with the problem of what to do about the recent election disaster, and how to lure hispanics and young people, how to reverse the war against secular socialism, which they seem to be losing.
One young lady pointed out "people think young people are liberal. That isn't true. Some television shows are sending a conservative message. There's one with a gay couple, but they're married, and they have a kid! That's conservative!"
Well, not exactly. If this is what passes for modern conservatism: a gay couple, but married, then conservatism is becoming yesterday's liberalism. Conservatism is more like "gay guy fights agains being gay, knowing its wrong, and eventually he succeeds."
The conservative community will have to adjust its views on gay marriage, and other social issues, such as abortion recreational drug use, and pathways to citizenship for illegal immigrants, among other things, in order to sufficiently catch up with the times to attract tomorrow's voters.
That's what their big meeting is all about; finding ways to modernize, without appearing to compromise consrvative principles. That's the eternal problem confronting conservatism, and its a big one. Wish them luck.
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