TravelingChris Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I will start this off. I have been a long, long time conservative. I remember being 13 and trying to convince my mother and older brother to vote for Gerald Ford rather than Jimmy Carter. The first president I actually got to vote for was Ronald Reagan in his second term. I am not at all happy with the current health care bills, the bail-outs, the stimulus bill, etc, etc. I am also a fairly straightforward social conservative too. However, I am not personally as conservative as many homeschoolers I meet- my kids have read Harry Potter, we listen to some pop music (mostly older since we don't like too much of what is new nowadays), and we watch movies and shows that I am sure some would have problems with. I am in a co-op this year with very sensible dress rules and I am really happy about that since I am not a strict dress code fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LG Gone Wild Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I am a worldly conservative. I used to be a liberal in my college days. One day I heard Newt Gringrich speaking (I didn't know it was him) and thought, "I like this guy!" Oops! Guess liberalism isn't for me. I am conservative through and through and yet, you won't find me in a prairie dress. The other day, a lady from my dd's ballet was SHOCKED to learn that I homeschool. I was commenting on her First Language Lessons books that I happened to see in her bag. I think her gist was that I am not frumpy enough to be a homeschooler. Kinda of strange 'cause she's an English lady that follows some sort of Asian (Oriental) spiritualism so I guess she doesn't fit the homeschool stereotype either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm socially very conservative, fiscally somewhat liberal. I vote conservative because the social issues are more important to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I am a worldly conservative. I used to be a liberal in my college days. One day I heard Newt Gringrich speaking (I didn't know it was him) and thought, "I like this guy!" Oops! Guess liberalism isn't for me. Newt Gingrich wouldn't be my role model for conservative. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LG Gone Wild Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Newt Gingrich wouldn't be my role model for conservative. :p He is an innovative politician. When I first heard him speak, it was during the whole Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky debacle. Changed my mind about the whole thing and as I pondered the situation, I turned my back on all my liberal leanings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 He is an innovative politician. When I first heard him speak, it was during the whole Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky debacle. Changed my mind about the whole thing and as I pondered the situation, I turned my back on all my liberal leanings. Being in Georgia, I guess I knew too much about him to ever have been fooled by anything he stated. (This is coming from someone who is now quite far left but voted for Bush in 2000.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnetteB Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Conservative here, too. Dh and I happily cast our votes for Ronald Reagan as newlyweds :) I don't really care for labels and am not sure what stereotype I might fit. I live in jeans and the kids follow me like a flock of ducks everywhere we go. People assume we homeschool and that makes me smile. Around here it just seems that Big family = Home schooling in most eyes and it is obviously too late to talk us out of it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm a fiscal conservative and mostly a social conservative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I am an ex-flaming liberal and ex-Democrat. They kept going left, left, left and I had to take another path. I am a happy conservative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LG Gone Wild Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Being in Georgia, I guess I knew too much about him to ever have been fooled by anything he stated. (This is coming from someone who is now quite far left but voted for Bush in 2000.) Oh, I see. I've been fooled. :001_rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 LOL! My "liberal" friends would say that I'm conservative. But... Well, my "conservative" friends would say that I'm liberal. I'd say I'm a "voluntary socialist" politically speaking. (My dh describes me as a constitutional-libertarian-bordering-on-mutualist/pacifist-anarchist. :D ) I'm not sure how to describe myself religiously. (Some flavor of reformed Christian, but I don't think anyone has developed a classification for it yet. Maybe I need to come up with one. Seems a waste of a title when there is only one of me, though. :D) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'll chime in here... I used to be quite liberal - was raised that way - my mom and grandma still are. Then I got out into real life (substitute teach in the public high school for 11 years now) and have since switched. I suppose I'm not die-hard as I can be a swing voter and seldom vote a straight ticket, but I'm very much in favor of private enterprise working through everything from education to welfare and keeping gov't small. I've yet to see gov't handle things better (more efficiently) than private groups can and I feel the gov't has caused many of the problems we now have - esp welfare and various forms of price controls. I have always been and always will be pro-life (having a mom admit that you probably would have been aborted had abortion been legal when you were in utero - and knowing it's true - will do that to a person). I am not anti immigrant at all. I feel others have just as much right to live and work here as we do - health care and all. Many immigrants I know are 'better' Americans than many who were born here. I wish our laws would change to make it easier for people to come here legally so many wouldn't have to do it illegally. A person's a person no matter where they were born. I'm VERY much in favor of across the board term limits. I really feel the longer any politician is in office, the more likely it is that power has gone to their head and they quit thinking about the good of the country (or state, or city). In general though, politics bores me... I vote and educate myself on the candidates prior to voting, but skip most of the rest as I find it pointless to get concerned about that which I can't change. I don't listen to any political news shows or talk shows. There's too much else to do in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in WI Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I think I'm a Libertarian Conservative. But not a Conservative Libertarian. Ha! :) I'd also call myself a classical liberal, but that might just confuse people. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma23peas Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I am an ex-flaming liberal and ex-Democrat. They kept going left, left, left and I had to take another path. I am a happy conservative. Elaine, I'd love to hear your story! :) That said, I am a "give me the facts" conservative, I think we're at a crossroads and instead of Revolutionaries you're going to see "Constitutionaries"...count me in. The constitution has been encroached upon, stepped on, ignored, and stretched to an unrecognizable document...I feel as if we've had plastic surgery on our constitution...I'm screaming, STOP! So, I'm doing my part to indoctrinate my kids..in the truth. No more leftist book editors on history...give me the facts and let us come to our conclusions not yours. My son started a Harry Potter, he put it down saying it wasn't written well, wow, now it didn't make him put down Calvin & Hobbes, guess HP just wasn't as entertaining! :) Our dress code is please let it be clean...but with a farm, horses, dogs, too many stray cats..it's hard... we are huge country fans, we can understand the lyrics and the sentiment..we may not be wearing boots and a hat but we can "go country" out with the horses in our English saddles! :) I believe that everyone has a right, the right to live...but how you do it and how you get it done is up to you and the charity of those who can help...not through a nanny state. Tara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Just need to give both threads equal time. Socially I'm conservative (pro-life, family values, etc.) In other areas I'm more liberal. I refuse to fit into any nice neat little box. Janet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Just need to give both threads equal time. Socially I'm conservative (pro-life, family values, etc.) In other areas I'm more liberal. I refuse to fit into any nice neat little box. Janet :iagree: Don't you just hate it when folks try to label you and put your beliefs in a "box"? Nowadays, for many, that is impossible. My HSing friends see me as a whacked out liberal and my democrat tree hugging family sees me as a ultra conservative. Truth is, I am more moderate repub/quasi libertarian. (See other posting for Liberals... LOL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I am an ex-flaming liberal and ex-Democrat. They kept going left, left, left and I had to take another path. I am a happy conservative. As I have always believed... not much separates the far left from the far right. It's just a circle that meets in the back. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowan25 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Elaine, I'd love to hear your story! :) That said, I am a "give me the facts" conservative, I think we're at a crossroads and instead of Revolutionaries you're going to see "Constitutionaries"...count me in. The constitution has been encroached upon, stepped on, ignored, and stretched to an unrecognizable document...I feel as if we've had plastic surgery on our constitution...I'm screaming, STOP! So, I'm doing my part to indoctrinate my kids..in the truth. No more leftist book editors on history...give me the facts and let us come to our conclusions not yours. My son started a Harry Potter, he put it down saying it wasn't written well, wow, now it didn't make him put down Calvin & Hobbes, guess HP just wasn't as entertaining! :) Our dress code is please let it be clean...but with a farm, horses, dogs, too many stray cats..it's hard... we are huge country fans, we can understand the lyrics and the sentiment..we may not be wearing boots and a hat but we can "go country" out with the horses in our English saddles! :) I believe that everyone has a right, the right to live...but how you do it and how you get it done is up to you and the charity of those who can help...not through a nanny state. Tara :iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilymax Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Another ex-Democrat here. I grew up in a family who still votes straight Democratic ticket with each election. As far as I know, DH, one of my sisters and I are the only conservatives in the family. I didn't start exploring political issues for myself until I'd been married a couple of years, and when I did, I realized that conservative ideology was a better fit for my own personal convictions. Made for some interesting family gatherings when we "broke from the liberal fold." LOL I'd rank DH and I somewhere between Republican and Libertarian...there are aspects of each party that appeal to me, and others that don't. I've voted for members of both parties in previous elections. I worked for a while in a military family support job that required me to frequently interact with several state senators and other local politicians. Honestly, it sort of jaded me on politics in general. The Republicans were very big on offering support to our deployed soldiers' families, and one of them was just awesome...really amazing guy. But one of the Republicans was so smarmy and hateful that I hated to see him coming. He seemed to use the military for photo ops and little else. But, hey, at least he showed up. The local Democrats never returned my calls or cared to get involved at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2a&z Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I grew up in a fairly liberal home and really didn't know there was another way to view the world until I got out on my own. My mom was a pro-choice feminist who taught me to never trust a man to take care of you. My dad is a union man and was taken aback when I got my degree in Business Management. When I get together with my family, we cannot discuss politics because it can get quite uncomfortable. My dad can't figure out what he did wrong in raising me. :lol: Now I'm fairly conservative on both fiscal and social issues. I'm an evangelical Christian who believes the Bible is the inerrant word of God. I'm pro-life and anti-death penalty. I'm for small government because I don't trust politicians no matter what party they belong too. I also know that I don't have all the answers and never will. That's why I love coming to this board to get new perspectives on current issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 My sister and I am both conservative which is quite interesting because my mother is quite liberal she never voted, hates politics but has very, very liberal views. I am note quite sure where I get my views from growing up in that home. And I will stop now before the rambling goes on and on.....:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrrh Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I live in one of the most liberal places in the world, but I'm not one, so this board is a bit of a refuge for me :) That said, I'm not totally comfortable labeling myself conservative. For one thing, I'm against abortion and the death penalty. There are other examples I could give of not fitting in with either party, which is probably why I voted for Ron Paul (that, and I didn't like the Republican alternatives, but for completely different reasons than most liberals--see my blog for "Palin Paradox"). I would love to see the two party system abolished and replaced with candidates running on their own platforms. Now that's an individualism I can get behind! Anyhow, I'm at home with progressive-minded people since I've been surrounded by them my whole life - family, friends, teachers, professors, co-workers, bosses, etc. but I identify most with those who share my Judeo-Christian values. I was born into an liberal atheistic Jewish heritage, but born again as a child (not from being raised that way but through my own personal encounter with Jesus -- sort of like a kid version of Anne LaMott's conversion in Traveling Mercies). I notice people calling themselves socially liberal and fiscally conservative (reminds me of a certain governator) but no one saying the reverse (updated: yay, a few others are!). I'm actually socially more conservative but fiscally more liberal. Jesus upheld the law (he didn't condone or tolerate immoral behavior that violated Biblical standards) and he practiced compassion (helping the poor, healing the sick, loving outcasts, etc.). So purity and sanctity of life issues are big for me, as is social justice. And for the record, "pro-life feminist" isn't an oxymoron (the original suffragists like Susan B. Anthony were very much against abortion, which they saw as an affront to womanhood): http://www.feministsforlife.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I am an ex-flaming liberal and ex-Democrat. They kept going left, left, left and I had to take another path. I am a happy conservative. :iagree: What she said.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommyRyan Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Pro life libertarian:). I identify myself as very conservative, though probably not in the modern sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in NH Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Conservative all the way around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Politically, I'm Libertarian. On many social issues, I am conservative. I am really a classic liberal, who values freedom and personal responsibility. In terms of governmental intervention, I am closer to an anarchist than a socialist. ;) I don't fit neatly into a Christian box. I suppose I am a very liberal Christian. I love Harry Potter. Rowling is my favorite author, with Austen a very close second. :D I don't wear prarie dresses and I love my high-heeled leather boots with the silver buckle on the side. Smokin'! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm an all-around Conservative. I don't think the Republic party is still the conservative party that most conservatives want it to be. I'd happily vote for another Reagan. He is my ideal conservative leader. I believe in trickle-down economics.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I no longer call myself a Republican as there are precious few Republicans that represent my views. I am a Conservative. I am ultra-conservative. Some might even call me a Right Wing Extremist, a title I proudly wear. I am very conservative on social issues. I hate big government. I love the free market and *gasp* capitalism. In short, Ronald Reagan is my hero!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciyates Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Conservative here! Socially, politically and religious views included. I dress in jeans and tshirts for function. I cook and clean most of the time by my DH knows that when things are tough and I am overworked he better pick up that skillet if he wants to eat. :D And what is wrong with boxes? I like nice neat boxes. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I don't wear prarie dresses and I love my high-heeled leather boots with the silver buckle on the side. Smokin'! :lol: Well, I am a conservative Christian who wears 2 1/2 heels to church. I also own a pair of black boots that are so sexy that the question, "Do you have a pole to go along with those boots?" was once asked of me. So, you are in good company. (Or questionable company!):lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillary in KS Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm a conservative!! (Not a Republican) I used to be a Democrat (Heck, I voted for Dukakis!) but the party left me, really. I began identifying myself as a "conservative voter" back in 1992, after the first Clinton election. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I no longer call myself a Republican as there are precious few Republicans that represent my views. I am a Conservative. I am ultra-conservative. Some might even call me a Right Wing Extremist, a title I proudly wear. I am very conservative on social issues. I hate big government. I love the free market and *gasp* capitalism. :iagree: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm quite conservative. I'd say I agree with the fiscal planks of the Libertarian platform (what I know of them), but not the social planks of their platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philothea Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm a Right-Wing Extremist of a sort, my ideal government is a Catholic republic or constitutional monarchy. I accept that I don't live in my ideal. I'm opposed to murdering babies before birth, somewhat neutral on the death penalty (St. Thomas says it is up to the state to decide), and support any kind of legislation or laws that are in harmony with Catholic morality. One of the major areas where I depart from mainline conservatives is that I do not support Israel. I eat meat but not on Fridays, only wear long skirts, submit to my husband, cover my head in church and I don't recycle unless I get a bottle deposit back. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LG Gone Wild Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I also own a pair of black boots that are so sexy that the question, "Do you have a pole to go along with those boots?" was once asked of me. So, you are in good company. (Or questionable company!):lol: As long as yours don't flicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I no longer call myself a Republican as there are precious few Republicans that represent my views. I am a Conservative. I am ultra-conservative. I am very conservative on social issues. I hate big government. I love the free market and *gasp* capitalism. In short, Ronald Reagan is my hero!:D yeah, what she said! ^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I don't wear prarie dresses and I love my high-heeled leather boots with the silver buckle on the side. Smokin'! :lol: (Or questionable company!):lol: :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Politically, I'm Libertarian. On many social issues, I am conservative. I am really a classic liberal, who values freedom and personal responsibility. In terms of governmental intervention, I am closer to an anarchist than a socialist. ;) I don't fit neatly into a Christian box. I suppose I am a very liberal Christian. I love Harry Potter. Rowling is my favorite author, with Austen a very close second. :D I don't wear prarie dresses and I love my high-heeled leather boots with the silver buckle on the side. Smokin'! :lol: Hey, I have leather boots that lace up the back. They aren't as high as "pole dancing boots" but for me, they're pretty risque! And, I DO wear them to church! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm quite conservative. I'd say I agree with the fiscal planks of the Libertarian platform (what I know of them), but not the social planks of their platform. :iagree: I definitely call myself a conservative, but probably no longer call myself a Republican, as it seems that 99% of the congressional Republicans are no different in deed/voting record than 99% of the Democrats when it comes to fiscal issues. (Don't ask me to back this up -- I don't have any way to back that up -- it's more of a feeling -- and I'm too tired to figure it out today...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowan25 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I no longer call myself a Republican as there are precious few Republicans that represent my views. I am a Conservative. I am ultra-conservative. Some might even call me a Right Wing Extremist, a title I proudly wear. I am very conservative on social issues. I hate big government. I love the free market and *gasp* capitalism. In short, Ronald Reagan is my hero!:D :iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLHCO Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 (edited) I'm too conservative to be a republican but I think the libertarians are too wacky for me to line up with either. See, us extreme, flaming red, right wing extremists don't really fit in anywhere either. :crying: :001_tt2: I used to be fairly liberal in college then in the middle until the last few years thinking that was the most reasonable thing. In truth, it was just a lack of convictions on my part and an unwillingness to look at the tough issues and take a stand. Edited September 18, 2009 by CLHCO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Elaine, I'd love to hear your story! :) That said, I am a "give me the facts" conservative, I think we're at a crossroads and instead of Revolutionaries you're going to see "Constitutionaries"...count me in. The constitution has been encroached upon, stepped on, ignored, and stretched to an unrecognizable document...I feel as if we've had plastic surgery on our constitution...I'm screaming, STOP! So, I'm doing my part to indoctrinate my kids..in the truth. No more leftist book editors on history...give me the facts and let us come to our conclusions not yours. My son started a Harry Potter, he put it down saying it wasn't written well, wow, now it didn't make him put down Calvin & Hobbes, guess HP just wasn't as entertaining! :) Our dress code is please let it be clean...but with a farm, horses, dogs, too many stray cats..it's hard... we are huge country fans, we can understand the lyrics and the sentiment..we may not be wearing boots and a hat but we can "go country" out with the horses in our English saddles! :) I believe that everyone has a right, the right to live...but how you do it and how you get it done is up to you and the charity of those who can help...not through a nanny state. Tara You're sweet. I shared my story recently on another board. I may again but not in this thread. :001_smile: You are probably more conservative than I am. My beliefs vary so much. I am still a softie when it comes to people and have compassion, but I am very, very wary of eroding personal rights and freedoms. I believe strongly in our constitution. I think life is a precious gift whether one is just conceived or 90 years old. I think that we should chuck all our elected officials and start over. I worry we are headed into socialism and while it may appear to be the loving and compassionate thing to do now it will eventually affect all of our rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I don't know enough about the differences and reasons why they are different to know what to call myself. I guess I'm conservative in the "no abortion, don't mess with my religion or my right to homeschool, don't tax me to death" way, but I also don't think people are good at heart, good enough for there not to be tax support of charitable things. What I've never understood, I guess, is how the government, which is supposed to be composed of "us," is seen as something other than the manifestation of the majority. Like I said, I'm ignorant. I don't need an answer to the above, but I do wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm a conservative!! (Not a Republican) I used to be a Democrat (Heck, I voted for Dukakis!) but the party left me, really. I began identifying myself as a "conservative voter" back in 1992, after the first Clinton election. :D You and others make a good point. Being conservative doesn't equal Republican. My dh still remembers me ranting shortly after the election that I was an Independent, %^&**! I voted for Clinton (twice). Yes, I deserve a lashing. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 (edited) I don't know enough about the differences and reasons why they are different to know what to call myself. I guess I'm conservative in the "no abortion, don't mess with my religion or my right to homeschool, don't tax me to death" way, but I also don't think people are good at heart, good enough for there not to be tax support of charitable things. What I've never understood, I guess, is how the government, which is supposed to be composed of "us," is seen as something other than the manifestation of the majority. Like I said, I'm ignorant. I don't need an answer to the above, but I do wonder. I don't consider the government to be composed of us. It is composed of them. I believe that our elected officials are too preoccupied with keeping their jobs and not doing what is best for our country. They are pretty much just into the power and they'll be happy to keep making money off of oil even while they have pretend investigations just to silence us peons. They lie. They say they won't cover illegal immigrants if we have government healthcare. Our leaders won't address illegal immigration first, but fully plan on offering illegal immigrants amnesty AND health care. Hey, they won't be illegal anymore! ETA: I'm sorry. This is not directed at you ChrisinVA. It's just something I wanted to say. Edited September 18, 2009 by True Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I no longer call myself a Republican as there are precious few Republicans that represent my views. I am a Conservative. I am ultra-conservative. Some might even call me a Right Wing Extremist, a title I proudly wear. I am very conservative on social issues. I hate big government. I love the free market and *gasp* capitalism. In short, Ronald Reagan is my hero!:D :iagree: Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate CA Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Standing up and being counted! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Standing up and being counted! :D Ditto :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma23peas Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I think that we should chuck all our elected officials and start over. I worry we are headed into socialism and while it may appear to be the loving and compassionate thing to do now it will eventually affect all of our rights. Yes yes!! Wish we could chuck them...I know private industry has its demons, but then I see politicians under the 'guise' of loving and compassionate when the driving force is control over our money and our lives....it's a shame some people buy into it enough to the point that they let their officials vote contrary to the Constitution... I'm against abortion (fetus didn't have a say so) and I'm for death penalty (Ted Bundy had a say so) Tara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I lean towards conservative but usually vote Libertarian. The Republicans aren't fiscally conservative enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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