Your political philosophy?

Who's out there today?

I think that about sums up my political philosophy.

Thanks--I'm bringing that one to all the other chicks I know in the struggle.

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. . . a belief the federal government must regulate the economy and provide an equal playing field on the social issues (race, education, health care); plus a belief in the progressive income tax; plus a belief in the projection of American power in the world to support democratic values.

FDR is still the paradigm, in my book.

It's the only real test by which I measure Democratic candidates. Once they pass my court nominee acceptability test, I look purely at electability..

... to which Moltmann replied, "But only a Christian can be a good atheist" ...

http://www.darkfiber.com/atheisms/atheisms/miguezb.html

I'll debate anyone on this who wants to debate me.

I'm a Christian Socialist myself, by the way. :hi:

http://history.vineyard.net/pledge.htm

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Let people do whatever the hell they want. Have the free-market with a strong social safety net. Fiscally responsible. Personally conservative.

Doctrine scares me.

I believe as times change policies change but some laws are timeless. What is correct policy today may be completely wrong 100 years from now depending upon what our challenges are. I strongly believe in Moral Relativism but also believe the Bill of Rights are a masterpiece. I believe in the balance created by the left and the right but think we have moved too far to the Right. I believe we need both conservatives and liberals but it's time for the liberals to speak up and be proud once again. I believe in as Thoreau Said:

Strike The Root

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
Thoreau

With this I believe that liberals are more effective at solving real problems in a way that will last. Republicans would rather hack at the branches of evil by building more prisons and attacking country's with force rather than diplomacy. I believe in people even the bad ones. They were all once Innocent little babies waiting to be molded into something good or something ignorant and hate filled. I think thats the main difference between Democrats and Republicans. Democrats are more Christ like. We love our enemy's, don't judge, and we forgive. Republicans follow none of these teachings.

lots more. that's what's great about a catch-all party. i'm still very cool with New Dealers, Christian leftists and the like.

shows me to be a left leaning centrist. i think i have pragmatic/populist tendencies looking at facts rather than ideologies.