1st week of Feb round-up part 3

In which yours truly discusses Komen v. Planned Parenthood, and why social conservatism isn't a winning issue this year.

As we can see from the Komen backlash, social conservatism is an uphill battle.

There, I'm done.

Wait, you want more? Okay.

Young people still view Barack Obama more favorably than any other age group does. Young people are also less socially conservative. And, oh yeah, more and more of them are able to vote every year, while the old fogeys, the ones who believe in socially conservative issues, are dying off (besides, the fogey vote is split because that nasty Paul Ryan wants to do some "right-wing social tampering" to their retirement benefits).

The state of Washington came one step closer to legalizing same-sex marriage this week. As someone who doesn't live in Washington, I'm going to happily refrain from commenting, because on the list of "reasons why I'm a Republican," I'll admit that social conservatism comes somewhere near the bottom. It's after the Constitution, defense, and fiscal sanity certainly. (Is abortion murder? Absolutely! But would Congress be overstepping its bounds if it passed a law outlawing abortion? Even discounting the farce that is Roe, yeah, it kind of would. Does Congress have the authority to define what marriage is or isn't? No, it doesn't!)

Christianity is a bastion of social conservatism. And Christianity is under attack, because Obama wants Catholic hospitals to provide family planning services, like contraceptives and abortions.

And Obama's getting away with it. Planned Parenthood is getting away with it.

Other than old folks, where are the devout Christians in this nation? Not to get all racist on you, gentle reader, but a bunch of them are immigrants and minorities. Nothing wrong with being a legal immigrant or a minority (and the fact that I even have to say that is sickening), but immigrants and minority groups tend to vote Democrat.

And finally, if you want to see what tomorrow's America looks like, look at the younger generations. Ron Paul's fans are mostly young people. It's not hard to see why; he's promising them freedom. Social conservatism is a litany of you can'ts. That's not an appealing message to most young people.

The number-one issue today is the economy, the lack of jobs. It's a year for economic arguments, not social ones.

(If you're my father, you'll argue that the two are related. Explain that to the average voter in an argument small enough to put on a bumper sticker.)

Finally, a while back I alluded to the fact that Ron Paul doesn't count as a not-Romney. Apparently, I'm not the only one who thinks that way.

See you next week.