On why we need more moderate Republicans...

As I've mentioned many times, I came to party politics distrusted and frustrated with both political parties but that I found the Democrats to have a bigger tent with a less ideologically driven agenda... (it goes without saying this was during the Bush era...) 

 

Former Chair of the Henry County Republican Party Charles Mobley recently posted a great example--legislating morality is not something government should be doing--stating:

Representative Davis should leave the teaching of moral values to the families and not subject the people of the state to what his moral beliefs are about. Davis seems to pander to the far right on issues sometimes. He believes he in what he does, however not everyone believes in him. Some things are better left alone. When the Republican far right wing is focused upon the center is ignored.

 

I can't agree more! We will be moving in the right direction[sic] as a nation when ideologues who hold these kinds of priorities lose power and influence within the Republican base. 

 

Until that day, moderates will have a tough time within the Republican Party, and our nation will be the worse for it.... 

 

I do hope some moderates show up in Republican primaries to challenge Republican ideologues... though I'm not confident that it will happen as seen from Glen Becks influence on Republican activists....

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On a similar front, Mobley recently stated that Davis' position on homosexuals not being real families could be considered heartless.  I disagree with him on this 100% interpretaton of Davis.   As I've stated before Davis holds a radical position when he states that homosexuals aren't a part of real families.  But Davis is a caring committed person, anyone who might consider him to be heartless is completely wrong. 

Davis and his family have sacrificed a lot for this community and he has always been open, honest, and responsive to my inquires when I was up at the Gold Dome over the past two years.  Though I disagree with many positions Davis holds, anyone who claims he is heartless is totally off base.

Posted via web from Jim Nichols for GA State House