Norquist joins gay GOP group

[Perky]

Norquist joins gay GOP group

Another sign of the acceptance of gay rights into both parties: The conservative coalition builder Grover Norquist just signed onto the board of the very conservative GOPround, an outfit that overlaps almost entirely with the Draft Cheney movement.

His statement:

GOProud is an important part of the conservative movement,” said Norquist. “I am proud to join GOProud’s Board of Advisors and to help in advancing their common-sense conservative agenda of limited government, lower taxes and individual liberty.





:popcorn:

[Skinner]

1. I'm surprised that Grover Norquist supports gay rights.

Does he?

If so, I would consider this a small positive sign for the broader gay rights movement.

Still can't stand Grover Norquist, though.

[Jennicut]

4. He is more libertarian is many of his views then a total conservative.

He wants govt. to drown in bathtub and all that and has a leave us alone philosophy. Right libertarian.

[Skinner]

2. It seems that only two of their 10 priorities are related to gay-rights.

GOProud's Conservative Agenda

The so-called "gay agenda" is defined by the left through a narrow prism of legislative goals. While hate crimes and employment protections may be worthy goals, there are many other important priorities that receive little attention from the gay community. GOProud's agenda emphasizes conservative and libertarian principles that will improve the daily lives of all Americans, but especially gay and lesbian Americans.

1 - TAX REFORM - Death tax repeal; domestic partner tax equity, and other changes to the tax code that will provide equity for gays and lesbians; cut in the capital gains and corporate tax rates to jump start our economy and create jobs; a fairer, flatter and substantially simpler tax code.

2 - HEALTHCARE REFORM - Free market healthcare reform. Legislation that will allow for the purchase of insurance across state lines - expanding access to domestic partner benefits; emphasizing individual ownership of healthcare insurance - such a shift would prevent discriminatory practices by an employer or the government.

3 - SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM - Bringing basic fairness to the Social Security system through the creation of inheritable personal savings accounts.

4 - DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL REPEAL - Repeal of the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.

5 - HOLDING THE LINE ON SPENDING - Standing up for all tax payers against wasteful and unneccessary spending to protect future generations from the mounting federal debt.

6 - FIGHTING GLOBAL EXTREMISTS - Standing strong against radical regimes who seek to criminalize gays and lesbians.

7 - DEFENDING OUR CONSTITUTION - Opposing any anti-gay federal marriage amendment.

8 - ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP - Package of free market reforms to encourage and support small businesses and entrepreneurship in the gay community.

9 - REVITALIZING OUR COMMUNITIES - A package of urban related reforms; expanding historic tax preservation credits; support for school choice.

10 - DEFENDING OUR COMMUNITY - Protecting 2nd amendment rights.

http://goproud.org/?page=legislativeagenda

I can't help wondering if they are actually going to expend any effort on #4 and #7. Or if they're just going to spend their effort on the other 8.

[gokira]

3. Norq.

Is Gay, that's not news

[Skinner]

6. If so, he's still in the closet.

He lives in Washington, DC with his wife, Samah and his daughters, Grace and Giselle.

http://www.goproud.org/

[TrogL]

7. That doesn't make him straight

I'm bi. I've got kids. I'm a member of a variety of LGBT organizations.

[Skinner]

8. Obviously, having kids doesn't make him straight.

But the existence of an opposite-sex spouse would strongly suggest that he is either not gay or in the closet.

[Yavin4]

5. This Is A Positive Sign That Discrimination Against Gays Is Becoming Politically Unpopular

Good for Grover.

[AlinPA]

9. Is this is from The Onion?