Is Jim Trakas Conservative?
A frequent RAB reader is making me ask that question. I know Jim- Hes a great candidate and he talks eloquently about conservative principles. But what about this?
CROWD GREETS FIRST CLEVELAND MAYOR TO APPEAR AT PRIDE
by: Eric Resnick, Gay People’s ChronicleCleveland‑-Heavy rain and high wind did not cast a pall over the spirit of the city’s 14th annual Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender Pride parade and festival June 15.
Instead, celebrants made the inclement weather the butt of jokes, helping to return the event, themed “Think outside the triangle,” to the overtly political tone of early Cleveland Pride festivals.
“We try to be reflective of the mood of the general community,” said eight-time event coordinator Brynna Fish.
“There have been years when the event has been less political, but with a Republican president, a new mayor in Cleveland, the passage of the ‘Defense of Marriage Act” in the Ohio House, and a struggle to preserve domestic partner benefits in Cleveland Heights, that political energy is part of the community and part of Pride,” Fish added.[…]
Democratic chair and Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora presented a proclamation on behalf of the commissioners and pledged to continue to work against discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation and sexual stereotypes.
Republican chair and State Rep. Jim Trakas called for Congress to pass laws ending workplace and housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and added, “I want you to know that the Republican Party has an open door for you.”
Nearly every other speaker, including Frank, Dimora, Campbell, and outgoing Lesbian Gay Community Service Center director Linda Malicki, derided the October 31 Ohio House passage of the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act. Trakas, who was the only member of the Ohio House on the stage, didn’t mention it.
So Jim Trakas supports government recognition and endorsement of the homosexual lifestyle?
Bear Claw said,
Wrote on July 2, 2007 @ 11:42 pm
It never ceases to amaze me to what end that a politician will go to get a vote or to keep their party in power. You guys and gals lost a lot of clout last November, are you wanting to anger the base that bad to lose the rest? Can any of you even think of what our platform is or what it represents? A man once walked up to betty montgomery and said “you need to support the pro firearms people to get their vote to be re-elected”, I believe he said this to her last September before the election. She said to him “I don’t need the gun communities vote to win” and she said it in a contemptuous way that ticked him off. In acknowledging her rude demeaner he contacted the NRA lobbyest to this part of the US and they made sure that state wide all NRA members knew who was more pro gun. No this lone incident may not have influenced the election that much, but what if it did? We need to get back to our roots.
CincyJeff said,
Wrote on July 2, 2007 @ 11:49 pm
Jim Trakas also supported Bob Taft’s tax hikes and was a part of Team Householder. He’s relic from the failed Taft/Householder/Schmidt administration, not the future of the GOP. It’s time for new blood.
Bear Claw said,
Wrote on July 3, 2007 @ 7:32 am
Here, here. You forgot jim petro in the fray.