Culture War or Class War?

If the Republican party cannot piece together an actionable economic agenda anytime soon, will their platform revert back to the relatively softer social issues like abortion and gay marriage?  Traditionally, the real red meat of Republican party platforms past and present has been social issues.  Even though their Tea Party wing claims to be focused on economics, the traditional way to rouse the GOP faithful is through cultural warfare, not the class warfare that emerges when you start talking economics.  One way to read the political "tea leaves" (no pun intended) is to watch whether or not Don't Ask Don't Tell becomes a big issue in the House floor debates of the next Congress.  That could very well signal which way the GOP wants to go.