TonyC, while I agree with you on this (I think), I don't think we need to get personal... From what I've read on A320Fumes posts in this thread, he's only trying to make sense of this.. and much of what he said is true.. Politicians do divide us.. many of us have to choose:

a) Republican

b) Democrat

But the fact is many of us (myself included) are with one party on somethings, and the other on others.. In my case (and sure, I'll let it all out here)..


Pro-Gun ownership
Pro-Union
Pro-Faith based initiatives
Pro-Veterans Affairs
Pro-Limited AA (based solely on financial situation)
Pro-Environment (with in reason)
Pro-Small Business (no to be confused with SBA)
Pro-War On Terror and Afghanistan/Taliban
Pro-Flat Tax (exempting below $45K/yr family of 4)
Pro-Mimimum wage hike even if SBA is against it!

Anti-Big Oil / Big business lobby (this is a big one for me)
Anti-Gay Marriage
Anti-Abortion (except to save mother)
Anti-Iraq war (it's intent, and it's execution)
Anti-Eminent domain
Anti-prayer in public schools
Anti-Foreign Aid to Israel and other nations
Anti-NAFTA and Free trade with China/Vietnam

I probably fit closest in with Pat Buchanan, who's no friend of the political establishment as you all surely must know.

I doubt anyone here agrees with me down the line, or even mostly.. but the fact is I know a lot of people that don't fall into either party, and don't see it as "Black and White" when they vote for one over the other. It's only my strong faith in God and my Church that keeps me from voting for a lot of otherwise good candidates due to certain stands on life issues in my case, but at the same time it's frustrating to throw my vote away on a party that's more interested in union breaking, and shipping jobs to China than it is in the welfare of the "average" American..

So you see, in the end it's not always black or white, even if on certain things like Abortion is clearly is.


well, now that I've gone way off topic.. let's see if anyone here can get us back on..