Family as metaphor for the nation: conservatives are destroyers

Sacrificing family ties for political ambitions | ABQJournal Online

There ought to be brave Republican politicians willing to lead the party in the direction the nation is headed. But according to the conventional wisdom, winning a GOP primary means kowtowing to party’s activist base – which means saying you oppose gay marriage, whatever your actual view might be.

Liz Cheney has shown herself to be anything but brave. The irony, however, is that she’s still being attacked in Wyoming as insufficiently doctrinaire against gay marriage.

The Cheney sisters, once extremely close, reportedly haven’t spoken since the summer. What price political ambition?

Sacrificing family ties for political ambitions | ABQJournal Online

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