Say Anything Blog

Egh...the same could be said for liberals and conservatives.  I’ve noticed a marked decrease in the number of people who identify themselves as a “liberal” (the polls bear this out).  Conservatives, on the other hand, proudly call themselves conservatives.

And what polls would these be, ASB...did you poll your roommates and their goldfish, or do you have an actual source you can cite?

Who is this Ollie Willie anyway, and why do you give him so much attention Rob?  Kind of like some other bloggers always harping about the moonbats over at DU.  As if.

Oh, and right about now would be a good time for me to reccomend a book—written by a democrat, a lesbian, and a feminist: The New Thought Police by Tammy Bruce.  I think there’s a case study of Mike Rogers in there, written long before anyone ever heard of him.

Heh, this was funny though:

Yes, there are some like GOPBloggers who identify with the party, but that was essentially a recent development.

On the blogosphere, time is measured in nano-seconds.  People like Ollie (and you Rob), must be considered ancient, decrepit, and historically irrelevant.  (this is true, even though 51% of the American people have no clue (and could care less) what a “blog” is)
Recent development in the blogosphere?  That’s an oxymoron, moron.

What we do know, Ollie Willie, is that people vote their conscience.  Therefore us theocons vote republican, same as the athiest libertarians, even though we may or may not register with that party.  Likewise, all satanists, same as the communists, vote democrat, even though they may not register with that party.

Rob, do us all a favor and drop these lunatics.  They don’t deserve the attention you pay them.

Today, the only debate that’s really happening in America is among different factions of the Republican Party.  The Democrats, a shrinking minority, have been lock-step in opposition to everything the Repubs want to do.  But the repubs have factions that want to do different things or things in different ways.  So, Repubs are going to more prone to label themselves by which faction within the Republican party they align with; whereas the Democrats are all oppositionist democrats and there’s really, as of late, not much to debate within the party.

”Overwhelmingly liberal bloggers identify themselves directly as Democrats.”

That couldn’t be because the Left blogosphere tends to be employed by Democratic groups like Media Matters while the Right blogosphere tends to be employed through non-political channels? Could it?

Speaking only for myself, I’m a fiscal conservative and a social independent.  I tend to vote Republican most of the time because I feel they are taking us to Hell in a slower boat than the Democrats.  The destination is the same, but with any luck we won’t reach it in my lifetime.

Bush is a profligate spender and does nothing about the illegal immigrant problem.  He just appointed Dick Cheney’s son-in-law as chief counsel for the Department of Homeland Security.  On balance he’s done a creditable job with the war on terror, though there are several places where I think he still just doesn’t ‘get’ it and refuses to do anything.  These and other issues cast him in less than a favorable light for me.  Otoh, my most recent alternative was John Kerry who, for me, was unacceptable.  So, I held my nose and voted Bush.

The real problems with where we are heading as a country are ones that neither party is willing to address.  Gerrymandering districts to ensure that politicans are ‘safely’ re-elected time after time.  Politicans learning that they never have to speak forthrightly and really ‘answer’ a question.  Entitlement programs run amok, the bills for which will be tendered to our children and grandchildren.  An atmosphere of catering to each sprecial interest group just enough to keep them in the partys’ pocket without addressing the broader issues that cut across special interest lines.

In short, the Democrats won’t stay out of my wallet and the Republicans won’t stay out of my bedroom; though even those lines are beginning to blur.

I have a fundamental belief and it’s really simple.  If you read the Federalist Papers and both the private and public writings of those who were present at the creation, one thing threads thru it all:  America wasn’t founded so we could all become ‘better’.  America was founded so we could all become whatever we damn well please.

Federalism, the locked-door two party system, and the political realization that people can be kept in line by putting them on some kind (any kind) of government dole has pretty well bastardized the founding fathers’ intent.

Yeah, I’m basically a conservative, but only for two very pragmatic reasons:

1 - There is no viable other choice for me.

2 - They’re rowing slower than the other guys.

Whew, didn’t mean to ramble on so, but there you have it and there you are.

Regards…