With the majority of Americans for more gun safety a backlash against politicians who voted no to common sense gun regulations was inevitable. The polls are bad for some in Washington D.C., and very bad for others.
GOP Congressman Matt Salmon, a Mormon from Arizona, opposes his own gay son’s marriage equality because ideology means more to him than the happiness of his flesh and blood.
Two years after his son came out to him, Sen. Portman finally embraced marriage equality. It would have been nice if he’d done it sooner but we’ll take it.
CPAC attendees did NOT respond well to Republican Rob Portman changing his views to pro-equality after his son came out as gay, as caught on video by Think Progress.
Not all in the Republican party think Portman’s familial support is the right thing to do.
If evolution is based solely on a personal experience and not intellectual awakening, that politician lacks the empathy to serve his entire constituency.
Media sources are now predicting that GOP Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin will be Mitt Romney’s running mate.
