Unprincipled Conservatives

4:46 pm EST September 20th, 2007 | News | 5 Comments

The mayor of San Diego, Jerry Sanders, is making waves today for flip-flopping in favor of gay marriage after finding out that his daughter is a lesbian. Isn’t it odd how conservatives feel free to legislate these things but then when it impacts their family – for instance Sen. Hatch supporting stem cell research – they all of a sudden change their minds.

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5 Responses to “Unprincipled Conservatives”

  1. dr4lom says:
    September 20, 2007 at 5:16 pm

    When all you’ve ever been concerned about is yourself, it’s not hard to see different decisions made when the chips fall the other way.

  2. Duder says:
    September 20, 2007 at 5:29 pm

    And that’s the key difference between liberals and RightWingers: The Good Guys to the right thing even when it doesn’t directly effect us.

  3. SpiderJ says:
    September 20, 2007 at 5:56 pm

    Hold up, Oliver. This is not the Big Gotcha Flip-Flop you think it is.

    First of all, Jerry Sanders was always in favor of civil unions; he’s only recently come to the realization that this is a “separate-but-equal” distinction.

    Secondly, where do you get that he “just found out” his daughter was a lesbian? Your link said only that he “revealed to the public” that his daughter was a lesbian.

    Thirdly, watch the press conference. His daughter doesn’t come up until the end of his speech, after he’s stated his soul-searching in very emotional terms.

    Jerry Sanders had a realization that his previous positions were wrong. Why do you need to shit all over that?

  4. jeffk says:
    September 20, 2007 at 5:59 pm

    Mayor Jerry Sanders does deserve some credit, though. He’s made a step in the right direction, even though it’s in his own self interest.

    Other prominent members of his party (*cough*Cheney*cough*), who also have gay children, haven’t backed down from their hard-line stances. Being open to new ideas and new information is a sign of wisdom, and that’s a rarity in the republican party.

  5. megamoze says:
    September 20, 2007 at 9:43 pm

    Unlike Romney, at least he’s flip-flopping in the right direction.