Saturday, May 9, 2009

A welcome low profile

It took a while before Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele (speaking for the party) said something about gay marriage in Maine:

Our party platform articulates our opposition to gay marriage and civil unions, positions shared by many Americans. I believe that marriage should be between one man and one woman and strongly disagree with Maine’s decision to legalize gay marriage.

That's it? No claim about the beliefs of "most" Americans? No claims about thwarting the will of the people? No calls for activism or repeal initiatives? No appeal to tradition, God, founding fathers, changing a definition several millennia old, or the downfall of Western Civilization? Those two sentences weren't even trumpeted in a press conference.

Gosh, the GOP is keeping a low profile on the issue. How novel. And how welcome.

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