Tea Party Avoids Divisive Social Issues - NYTimes.com "...The Contract From America, which is being created Wiki-style by Internet contributors as a manifesto of what “the people” want government to do, also mentions little in the way of social issues, beyond a declaration that parents should be given choice in how to educate their children. By contrast, the document it aims to improve upon — the Contract With America, which Republicans used to market their successful campaign to win a majority in Congress in 1994 — was prefaced with the promise that the party would lead a Congress that “respects the values and shares the faith of the American family...”
So is it just a ruse? Are they waiting for the power moment, when everything will all of a sudden become a life and death issue entangled with abortion and gay rights?
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