Why Do Republicans Oppose Accountability and Transparency?

Gay Marriage is Now a Conservative Cause

Thus says Steve Schmidt, former campaign manager for Senator John McCain's 2008 Presidential campaign.

It would be wonderful and remarkable if Republicans showed the courage to back this basic issue of personal and legal freedom . . . a courage that Democrats have largely lacked, including this White House.

Is the GOP DOA?

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/04/party-of-nobody.html

It's an interesting question regarding what is happening to the Republican Party and whether or not they will climb out of their current difficulties or be replaced with a different conservative political entity.  [I was a Republican my entire life until a year or so ago.  I decided to switch party affiliations to vote for Barack Obama in the '08 Connecticut primary.]

I ask this out of genuine curiosity - not in any way to celebrate or bemoan this turn of events.  Just like Specter's party change, it would be a big turn of events in all things political.

For instance, is this the path to renewal or a death rattle?

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/29/gop-set-to-launch-rebranding-effort/