Quote Originally Posted by Markass
Finally you say something that I can agree with you about
I think if you actually read what I said and took it to heart instead of offense you would agree with much of what I say.

I believe in:
  • Less government and less taxation across the board
  • Less programs to support people and more programs to help people be able to support themselves.
  • Reforming of Social Security to rid it of it's retirement portion and use those funds in the medicaid/medicare portion of SS. To make a true health program for those who cannot afford it. SS retirement is way in debt anyway.
  • That we should maintain a strong military power in order to be able to work through diplomacy from a strong point. (No one takes a weak country seriously).
  • Equal rights and equal opportunity as long as it does not become counter productive (ie: reverse racism or trampling over our constitution).
  • That politicians in Senate should be limited to 2 or 3 terms. However they can hold different offices for all I care throughout their career (mayor, govenor, state senate.. etc etc).


The list goes on and on. I believe in alot of things that I am sure a number of members here would agree with me on if they would actually listen to me as a person and not someone who they believe to be coming from the right. Which is very frustrating to me because people get up in arms upset when I say something that aligns with my beliefs, not realizing I am not saying it to spite them or because I am a "right winger" like they would want to label me, but really because less government is better for our country.

The reason why we're in this mess now is because the government is too big. This whole mess with freddie and fannie and AIG would not effect us so harshly if the government hadn't grown so big and intertwined itself with these private entities and GSE's.

Really if you want to label me I guess I would be a republican who is true to the republican Philosophy, but because we have a bunch of asshats in the republican party these days... I guess I'm more of a libertarian than a republican; if you go by what you see an not by philosophy.

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