Will Bush go for gays?The Texas governor flips, flops, and then flips again on a possible meeting with gay Republicans Now that George W. Bush has all but locked up the GOP presidential nomination, where does that leave Log Cabin Republicans The Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) is a federated gay and lesbian political organization in the United States with state chapters and a national office in Washington, D.C. The group consists of gays and lesbians who are supporters of the Republican Party. , the party's gay rights organization? Apparently the Texas governor himself doesn't even know. Last fall Bush told NBC's Meet the Press that he would "probably not" meet with Log Cabin log cabin or log house, style of home typical of the American pioneer on the Western frontier of the United States in the great westward expansion after 1765. It was constructed with few tools, usually an axe or an adz and an auger. because it would create a "huge political nightmare." Since then, religious-right groups have repeatedly pointed to the statement as one reason to back Bush over his primary opponent, Sen. John McCain For McCain's grandfather and father, see John S. McCain, Sr. and John S. McCain, Jr., respectively John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American politician, war veteran, and currently the Republican Senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. , who met with Log Cabin last year. Then on March 5, Bush told the San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.[2] The paper grew along with San Francisco to become the largest circulation newspaper on the West Coast of the that he would meet with the group after all. "I welcome their support," he said. "I've got Log Cabin Republicans supporting me all across America." But two days later he changed his tune again, saying he would meet with Log Cabin members but not with group leaders, who ran ads critical of him in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , Massachusetts, and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Log Cabin has since canceled the ad campaign, but group spokesman Kevin Ivers questions Bush's distinction between group members and leaders. "The Log Cabin Republicans are the Log Cabin Republicans," he said. "It's all the same." Bush scored points with gay voters in California when he refused to take a position on Proposition 22, the anti-gay-marriage ballot measure that passed by a large margin March 7, because it was a "state" issue. McCain, on the other hand, supported the proposition. Now that McCain has been vanquished, Bush may feel the need to pull his campaign back to the center. "Bush has a responsibility to reach out to McCain voters and unify 1. (database, product) Unify - A relational database produced by Unify Corporation. 2. (algorithm) unify - To perform unification. the party," Ivers said. "It is in his interest to mend fences. He has to win over the vast majority of Log Cabin Republicans, and he has a lot of work to do before that happens. We are waiting for him to reach out to us. Otherwise, gay Republicans will stay home in November." |
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