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Brain -> Truce Or Consequences: Religious Right Shoots Down Talk Of Cease-Fire In The Culture Wars (6/17/2010 2:35:49 AM)
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When a republican steps away from the religious right and marches to the beat of common sense, the party will have made a huge step forward.
Truce Or Consequences: Religious Right Shoots Down Talk Of Cease-Fire In The `Culture Wars'
Is it time for a truce in the "culture wars"?
Indiana's Republican governor, Mitch Daniels, thought so - for about five minutes. Under outraged pressure from the Religious Right, he quickly reversed himself.
The drama began last week when Daniels told the right-wing Weekly Standard that it is time for the country to put social issues aside and deal with pressing economic concerns.
Daniels has been bandied about as a possible presidential contender for the GOP nomination in 2012. He hasn't announced anything yet and may be just testing the waters. If so, he's off to a bad start with the Religious Right, a core GOP constituency.
http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/6/15/124231/686
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