My dislike for Governor Mitt Romney is more than obvious to anyone who visits my blog. Having said that, Romney’s selection for his Vice Presidential candidate, Paul Ryan, is a logical choice and a decision he made which I can respect; unlike McCain’s selection four years ago.
I fundamentally disagree with Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan for reasons pertaining to economics and social issues, and I will be using my blog as a platform to express my disagreements in the months to come.
However, when I was younger my mother made us point out positives in any situation and while I loathed this as a kid, I appreciate the lessons it taught me. In honor of Mom, here are a few positives I have gleaned.
– For the first time in a very long time neither of the two candidates appear to be either from the South nor do they appear to be loved by Christian Conservatives. Could this be a sign that the conservative South and right wing religious wackos are losing their influence in the party – I hope so.
– Both are articulate and intelligent men well educated and not prone to saying things like nucular (or however that was suppose to be spelled).
– Romney and Ryan will (hopefully) give voice to the ever quiet conservatives who see politics outside the lens of religion; meaning issues like birth control need not be a leading topic in the campaign.
I would like to see more political choice in this country – not less. To do that the Republican Party needs to build a bigger tent (to borrow a common political metaphor here in the US). The Republican Party needs to have a strong wing that is socially progressive; similar to many of the former Republicans from the Northeast like Chafee & Snowe. It makes no sense to me that the Republican Party is so beholden to religion and legislating “their” morality.
As a gay adult I am infuriated by the way the Republican party speaks to me or in the case of my current US Senator (Scott Brown) — won’t speak to me. I have no interest in seeing the current Republican Party succeed, but I do hope that this frightening party can untie itself from the religious zealots and conspiracy quacks who currently rule the roost.
Is this the ticket that will signify a change so one need not be a Baptist from the South who questions evolution to get atop the ticket? I hope so.
BosGuy 