The GOP isn't "out of date" as someone said on the last page. They've been hijacked by the rabid neo-cons.
How did they manage that? Well, after the fiasco that was Clinton's deal with Monica, everyone REALLY started screaming about family values.
The GOP, seeing this, decided that they could get more votes if they started to espouse good Christian values, so, they put the fanatics in the front as representative of their party, because they could get the Christian Coalition to play along if they were fanatical enough.
Those people rose to the top and have managed to stay there, which is why Bush Jr. was able to get away with all the shit he did.
Is it any wonder why the GOP is so intolerant?