"People who are giving me this money know that I'm for the Second Amendment, they know I'm against same-sex marriage, they know I'm for the display of the Ten Commandments in public places, they realize I'm not for abortion on demand, and they also understand that I don't want to see the flag desecrated. At the same time, they know I love kids and I want to see them get a good education, and that I think we can win this war by trying some new options."
Harold Ford
Kinda nice when the big tent is so big that the Republicans seem more "moderate", hmmm ?
This says it better than I can:
Gay Foe To Lead Centrist Democratic Wing
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
Posted: January 12, 2007 - 3:00 pm ET
(Washington) Gay Democrats voiced "deep concern" Friday over the naming of former Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. as Chair of the Democratic Leadership Council.
The DLC is not an official party organization, but a non-profit organization that represents a coalition of centrist Democrats in Congress and at the state and local level. Openly-gay Democrats have previously joined the leadership of the DLC as members of State Legislative Advisory Board and Local Elected Officials Network.
During the 1990s the Council was led nationally by then-Governor Bill Clinton and includes Vice President Al Gore as a founding member.