Renewal

[shirenomad]

I'm not going to start voting Democrat at every election from here out, I'm not going to "see the light" and decide the Republicans have been manipulating me all this time. I don't even agree with all of his conclusions.

But this, I have a lot of respect for. Thanks for saying it, Senator.

Comments

[capheine.livejournal.com]

Pardon me while I put that address in MY journal, because that was awesome.

[chubbypanda.livejournal.com]

Politics is never black and white, and neither side is on the side of the angels. I'm a moderate, but in terms of my political philosophy, I'm closer to a Republican than a Democrat. I'm a registered Democrat though, because I can't stand the current Repiblican leadership. The current Democratic leadership may be ineffectual, but it's certainly not as corrupt (as far as I know). I do, however, have faith in the integrity of certain statemen, and I still believe there are Americans who become civil servants to serve the people, not themselves. I may still be a little too naive. In any case, I vote for conservative Democrats or liberal Republicans depending on who I trust to do what's best for my town, state, or country. I do wind up voting for more Democrats than Republicans, becuase I'd rather reign in the spending of someone with a soft heart for the little guy than trust the economy to someone in favor of tax cuts for the richest 1%. The Dems may spend more of my money than I like, but the Republicans are trying to shift the tax burden onto middle class taxpayers such as myself.

To bring my long-winded response to a close, welcome to the grey middle ground of politics, my brother. This is where the truly sane reside.

[shirenomad]

Hey, I've ALWAYS been in the grey middle ground of politics, if only by force (raised by a hardcore Republican family in the middle of a 75% Democrat county will either drop you in the center or drive you insane... or both). My family (affectionately) considers me the hippie liberal among us; my friends all (affectionately... usually) think I'm a diehard Shrub supporter. I lean right more than you, but not all that much.

[pretzelcoatl.livejournal.com]

Just for the record: I never thought you or even westmarked were "diehard" Bush supporters. Heck, if it wasn't for running into more rational (as opposed to "I know you aren't going to listen, so why bother?") right-leaners on my Friends list and in real life, I would have become more cynical (but not necessarily more left... though you never know).

In other words: Keep up the good work. :)