Rich Tafel's blog reports on a local GOP event where Republican
National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie was asked, by Republican
Unity Coalition founder Charles Francis, about the place of gays in
an inclusive GOP. Rich writes:
Gillespie went on to explain that the GOP needed to reach out to all groups if the party is to become a majority party....My impression is that the Republican leaders are looking for opportunities to mend fences with gays in the party....For gays to move forward they'll need to educate those who don't understand us in the same way the Gillespie's father educated him about the immigration issue. It looks like there are opportunities now to build bridges between gay Republicans and the GOP.
That's a hopeful message for inauguration week, but time will
tell whether the GOP's leadership is intent on becoming a big tent,
or just blowing smoke.