Comments on: Withers: Some Republicans get it

By: YellowRoses

YellowRoses — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:33:19 +0000

Perhaps he notices the deep circle of fail he is in?

By: Isaac

Isaac — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:30:18 +0000

“A good thing really because Kristol can be a little fact deficient when opining.”

Pot…kettle…and all that.

Mr Withers, you never cease to amaze and bemuse me. You are applauding this man because he realises he’s on the losing side, because he realises that his prejudice against gay marriage is without foundation? He DOESN’T get it. In order for him to get it he would either have to embrace gay marriage with a big soppy smile on his face, or, as is more likely for the vast majority of people, accept that although they are personally opposed to gay marriage and other equality issues, they have no business standing in their way.

All he is saying is that he is opposed to gay marriage and because he can no longer come up with a rational argument against it he has come to realise he is on the losing side of the debate. Applaud him if you will, but I will save my applause for people, whatever their political or religious persuasion, who actually deserve it.

By: Jono Tester

Jono Tester — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:59:45 +0000

Once again, Withers proves that his political instincts are completely off-base and his strange bitterness is making him say and do very strange things. He attacks many white gays but praises this strange, anti-gay Republican as “getting it”? When I read this headline, I assumed he would be writing about the pro-gay Republican of the moment, one Dede Scozzafava, an Assemblywoman who is running for Congress in the special election in NY-23. She has the distinction of being one of four Republicans to vote for a marriage equality bill in the NY state Assembly, after which she was reelected handily with no major opposition. Plus, you know you must be doing something right when Sarah Palin comes out against you, endorsing a pathetic third party candidate. I think I’ll give Withers a dollar so he can buy a clue.

By: MavsFan

MavsFan — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:54:00 +0000

Like it or not, but the fact remains that there are thousands of gay Republicans, who are bold enough to stick to their guns on other political issues while fighting for gay rights from within the GOP. You don’t have to agree with their approach to problems that needless to say even the Democrats can’t seem to figure out.

And if the only concession that many Republicans will ever make is that “I don’t agree with same-sex marriage, but I admit that it is inevitable, and the Republican Party might as well jump on the band wagon now, instead of being on the wrong side of history.”, then that in my mind is a small victory. Nobody can change deep-seeded religious-based oppositon to gay marriage, but what we can change is political opposition. I’m not asking PEOPLE to like me, but I am asking the GOVERNMENT to acknowledge me and my rights. Huge difference…

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:46:12 +0000

And this incoherent conservative who is against gay marriage but cannot explain why is supposed to be an improvement? Why? How about a conservative who is for gay marriage? Now that might be an improvement.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:44:48 +0000

And this incoherent conservative who is against gay marriage even though he doesn’t know how to explain why gay marriage is bad is supposed to be some kind of improvement over other conservatives? Please explain.

By: heli-umm

heli-umm — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:05:04 +0000

Well Mr. Douthat, that’s what I was saying in 2002. In cultural back-water. To waves of self-assured, harmless laughter, intended only to guide me gently toward the light.