GOP Lite

Kevin Drum at The Washington Monthly is as astounded as I at the new GOP The American Families Agenda.

It is not just what is in it:
* Lower gas prices and energy costs
* Provide for a family-friendly work week
* Grow our small businesses
* Allow workers to take their benefits with them when they change jobs
* Take care of our parents and grandparents
* Assure health care for all
* Make prevention a national priority
* Crackdown on child predators and gangs
* Provide health care for our neediest children
* Reduce the costs and burden of college tuition
* Ensure every child in America can read and write
* Increase local control
* Ensure our schools perform for our children
* Take care of our troops, veterans and their families
* Win the war on terror
* Secure our borders

But what is not:

parental notification laws,
constitutional bans on gay marriage,
prayer in public schools,
promotion of two-parent families,
abstinence-only sex ed
internet porn crackdowns.
Flag burning amendments

While I am not persuaded that it is sincere, it does reflect the awareness that the conventional wisdom is moving away from the GOP and if they want to win any but safe races they need to adapt. My problem is that I just do not trust Republican’s and the only way to find out if they are serious about change is to take an unacceptable risk and vote for them.