I'm an independent? my leanings tend to swing for pragmatists, which boil down to centrist democrats or liberal republicans. But I can mark the day that I seriously questioned my conservative values as the day I learned Pat Robertson was running for president.

I'm in favor of a host of "liberal leaning" matters, particulary universal healthcare and reigning in greenhouse gases. I'm also a veteran and despise leaders who use military intervention like a fucking condiment.