re: Lets Talk Politics

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My politics is probably more similar to Barry Goldwater, than any of the new bunch. I don't like the government telling people what they can ingest or eat, or who it can marry, or what it can do in the bedroom, or how it can spend its time, or what it can grow on its private land, or anything like that.

I love reading guys like Thomas Paine.

What scares me about the religious right is that I don't want anyone forcing me to follow their religious interpretation of the Bible (or Koran or anything else). I don't want that door opened. Leave it shut, and let people self-determine their own paths.

Of course, I grew up in a traditional Texas household that was innately skeptical of all things government. Back in the day, there was a healthy skepticism of politicians, but today -- the masses have been snookered into believing that one side is good and one side is bad, when the truth is... they're both two sides of the same coin.

Big government Republicans are no different than big government Democrats. They just choose to spend the money in different areas of government. But instead of using the cash-and-carry model of liberals, they cut taxes. They're tax-cut-and-spend, which is actually even more fiscally irresponsible.

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