Republicans show their true colors

Next week at the Republican convention we'll be treated to a very moderate line-up: Rudy Giuliani, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John McCain, and the like. But this week the G.O.P. is quietly shoring up their real positions.



Vote Republican this year and you're voting for a party that:



1) believes that abortion ought to be outlawed by constitutional amendment,

2) prayer should be required in public schools, and, of course, that

3) gay marriage ought to be outlawed.



And, just to make certain that everyone toes the line, they also say that "Republicans of good faith" cannot depart from these positions.



Truth is, despite Dick Cheney's fatherly defense of his lesbian daughter the other day, the religious right is still running the Republican party.



Washington Post: GOP Adds Anti-Gay Marriage Plank to Platform