Some more ramblings from one of these dastardly conservatives....

1. I used to be a Liberal. The problem is that I grew up with these idealistic views about life and how the world should be. However, as I got older, I realized that the utopia that I used to espouse required that all involved pulled their weight equally and the government was effective. The problem with that vision is that we have a large segment of society that believes that utopia is achieved via redistribution of wealth and not by hard work and determination. This is dwarfed by the larger problem of our government's inefficiency. Our government is a picture of inefficiency and the concept of providing them 1 cent more than we have to is ludicrous. They have proven beyond a doubt that they are completely corrupt, inept, inefficient, and self-centered. Pair the two together and you have a group of society that believes the government is the savior and a government that is not worthy of 1 ounce of that respect.

2. I'm getting tired of the PC approach to this war on terror. The media is petrified to use the term "Islamic Terrrorist". The Liberals will jump on you stating that these extremists are not representative of Islam. The problem here is that no one wants to tell it like it is. No matter what is at the core of Islam, the extremists, terrorists, and varying regimes are running the show in modern Islam. Like some have said here, the only face of Islam we see is that of the oppressors/despots/terrorists. What you do not hear is anyone in the Islamic world piping in to condemn what is going on. What you don't see is the Muslim world policing itself. All we see is daily terror attack around the world in the name of Islam. It's time for the world to wake up and smell the coffee and call this thing what it is.

3. Abortion is a quagmire, which will probably never be solved. I personally am pro-choice, but I agree that the pro-choice position needs to be revised. Pro-choicers are so scared to allow any revisions to this policy and will not consider the position that late-term abortions should be considered in a different light than early-term abortions (except in the case of mother's safety). This is the only real possibility for the two sides to compromise.

4. The Left constantly pounds on Republicans on their energy policies and our dependance on foreign oil, yet they continue to listen to the extreme environmentalists and oppose drilling in Anwar (spelling?). The GreanPeace nazis continually fight this tooth and nail and then gripe about foreign oil dependancies. What they don't discuss is the fact that this area is a completely desolate and useless area of Alaska comparable to the stepps of Russia. Yes, it will be good to have electric/hydrogen/garbage powered cars, but the technology, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness isn't there yet. So they need to put a cork in the rhetoric and let us tap a resource that is there gathering snow and dust.

5. Tragedies happen in life and my heart goes out to people that suffer from all of the medical tragedies that afflict people. But, people need to be careful about using this as justification for things like universal healthcare. There is a price-tag for that promise the democrats are making about everyone having healthcare equivalent to what congress enjoys. Right now, we can't afford it. We have safety nets for those that are truly needy. Perhaps those safety nets need to be modified/updated...I can't speak to that. However, I cringe when I hear people use personal tragedy as the driver for socialistic policies. We need to be looking at policies such as group plans for small-business owners and individuals that will allow them to get the same buying power as large companies. We should not be looking at the government to be footing the tab. When we do that, we are again going down the road of expecting governement and the taxpayers to do what we should be doing for ourselves.

I could go on, but I'm tired and have to get home to the family.