Do you even know what a Neocon is?

[350HP930]

Originally posted by tobster1911
Yep...I love to see myself type. I also do not seem to be nearly as intelligent as the likes of yourself.

For once you are correct . . .

[fintstone]

Originally posted by dd74
Absolutely I have posted fairly conservative positions, which I still stand behind. I see no true problems with the conservative party that cannot be similarly pointed to within the democratic party. The Schiavo thing was what set me off. I thought it an avid invasion of personal privacy. And in a sense, I don't truly blame the party for the stance they took with Schiavo - and do recognize as well that there were some Dems who had just as much anti-private povs toward the Schiavo case. What angered me was how those on the Right catered to the religious right who believed the Schiavo case was no longer a private matter, but one based on religious beliefs. In fact, I could get behind the conservatives if they took a variety of other tacts, such as a litigious argument - despite how much I hate litigiousness - based on Michael Schiavo's intent to have his wife die. But they instead went the religious route based on doctrine from the religious right - destroying that line between church and state.

What I'd like to see from the Reps. before '08 is a gradual movement from the religious right. I believe they have too much influence within the party, and in doing so, have sacrificed many Republican voters who aren't nearly as conservative and find themselves in the middle. If they can do this, '08 is a done deal. I mean, what's the choice? Dems? They're still in disarray. Libertarians...well now that's a thought.

I too lean Libertarian...but cannot vote in such a way that would allow Democrats gain power. So I am stuck as a Republican now. We are not far from agreement on most issues...at least close enough for discourse. I'll be honest, I just don't get the Schiavo thing. It was never a religous issue to me.

[dd74]

Personally, Fint, I think a lot of people are more to the center than they or their party realizes. But unfortunately, they get suckered away from that center by their own party's need to be angled 180-degrees away from the opposing party's interests, thus throwing both democrat and republican votaries into either extreme liberal or conservative positions - and I'd hasten to say many who are put in those positions by their parties, don't like it.

[fintstone]

agreed

[CamB]

Throw me in as agreeing to that as well - it even intuitively makes sense that the majority of people should be in the centre (or I was lied to in school about bell curves and normal distribution).

[350HP930]

Divide and conquer is the modus operandi of the major party system.