I read something on the pledge about 30 minutes after it's release that was already criticizing it for the same thing. Only one commentary flew into to what the pledge and that was the social mentionings of it.
I think that the Republican Party might just recognize for a change what the voting, tax-paying, working (or not) public is currently most concerned about...'"It's the economy, stupid.'" and out-of-control FedGov spending...not "gay" marriage, gays in the military, DADT, pot legalization, affirmative action, smoke bans, pit bull bans, &tc....