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by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism As I again go out on a limb....Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) is the most recent "prominent" GOP legislator who has opted out of attending CPAC because of the inclusion of GOProud, a gay conservative group. In addition to his apparent concern over gays in the GOP he also has a problem with what he views as an increased libertarian tilt within CPAC. While opting out of this year's gathering his spokesperson stated that he hopes to attend a unified event next year. One cannot help but presume he really means to attend -- only if GOProud and libertarians somehow just disappear. This from Politico: South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint will skip this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, making him the most prominent conservative figure yet to express objections to what critics see as a pro-gay, libertarian tilt to the 38-year-old event. "With leading conservatives organizations no...

by Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA I recently had an op-ed article published in the Daily Caller, it was entitled " An Independent Conservative's View of Gay Marriage. " While I am not a proponent of same sex marriage I do hold that same sex unions ought to be recognized and afforded all the same legal considerations as heterosexual unions. My purpose for referencing my Daily Caller article is because the forces of social conservatives are coalescing around politicians like Jim DeMint , and Evangelicals are doing the same around figures like David Barton . This should give independent conservatives, Libertarians, and moderates the shivers. DeMint recently went on record in a speech given at First Baptist North Spartanburg in which he advocated that openly gay individuals should not be teaching in the classroom. He holds the same position with respect to unmarried women who are sleeping with, their boyfriends. I assume he means the same for those who are livin...