On the day that the Republican-majority Congress of 2011 takes over, I'd like to declare myself.
I am a registered Republican.
I am a believer in Republican values: small federal government, strong state-level regulation, economic freedom, limited governmental intrusion in individual life choices...
The funny thing is, I haven't seen a Republican who acts on those values in my 33 years on this planet.
I'm looking for a philosophical revolution in the Republican party. I can't be the only one. And I do not believe that the loudest voices - which represent archaic, pseudo-traditionalist worldviews - are the most representative.
HOW HAS THIS HAPPENED?!
How has the "small federal government" party created Homeland Security?
How did the "strong state-level regulation" philosophy birth No Child Left Behind?
How did "economic freedom" translate into nationalizing and subsidizing failing corporations?
How does "limited governmental intrusion in individual life choices" become anti-gay marriage or DADT?
These are not the policies of a conservative philosophy.
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1.05.2011
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