Moderate Republicans

I was watching last Thursday's RNC coverage on PBS and was struck by an interview they had early in the program. I don't remember their names, but they had a couple of moderate Republican members of congress and they were talking with them about the RNC and what it was like to be marginalized within like that.

What struck me was how sensible their political views were and the way they spoke. They had the whole smaller-government and fiscal responsibility going, but they were also pro choice, for personal liberties and for responsible environmental policies. I realized that you never see these type of people in the news. It's always someone shrill like Tom "In your face" DeLay or Rick "Dog Sex" Santorum that you hear and see raving. Yet I suspect a lot of Republicans think or wish they are voting for reasonable people when they vote along the party line.

I hope for the GOP's sake that the moderates make their voices heard and move the party into a more reasonable direction. Today's announcement by the Log Cabin Republicans that they are not endorsing Bush is a good, if long overdue, step in the right direction.