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Originally Posted by Jamo

Look, the true conservatives are the original Rainbow Coalition. They each want to live their own lives and follow their own beliefs without anyone else telling them what to do, how to spend their money or what they have to believe in. Unlike libertarians, which are akin to librarians in that they appreciate a bit of fiction, conservatives believe in their own hands, eyes and ears. For assample, coming from a farming family and having grown up trekking all over the Sierras has resulted in me being a bit of an environmentalist, but not like the wackos that live in urban centers that get close to nature by looking at coffee table books of Adams' pics or wear a t-shirt with a koala bear on it. I believe it ought to be accessible to ranchers, lumber harvesters, backpackers, responsible off-roaders and the wackos, and that we harness the snow runoff for growing crops.

As for how and who someone phuks...hey, I could give a rat's ass (not to be confused with a rat in the ass), and yes, I'm in favor of gay marriage while others aren't...so the phuk what? I'm in favor of it not as a social statement, but because I simply don't think anyone ought to be able to use marriage as a limitation on someone's right to gain or pass on benefits earned...sorta goes against my conservative (non-religious or moral) attitude, despite being an Armenian orthodox christian. Then again, what we do with our sheep is non of your damn business.

On the other hand, I'm still a bit doubtful about women getting to vote and drive...me thinks we ought to revisit that.

Sounds like you are auditioning to ghost-write for the Meghan McCain blog. Good for you - maybe the GOP will come around a bit more to your way of thinking.
In the meantime I will have to keep voting for the people who have the most planks that I agree with - even if CdC thinks they can't win.

Denise McCluggage and Donna Mae Mims might disagree with you - but they are probably too old to drive now... probably should think about taking away drivers licenses around age 60 anyways.

Steve