On 2/22/06, Roberto Mello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In all honesty, I don't understand the distinctions between conservatives > and liberals that self-professed conservatives and liberals label each > other with. Every time I've tried to look at them, they seem to be > artificially placed by the opposing side. > > So, I ask, what makes a person "conservative enough" for you? > > -Roberto
We live in a republic. Thus we are represented by our elected officials. Naturally we want to elect people who *best* represent us. People who will think and vote like we might if we were elected. For whatever reason there are two main ways of thinking in our society: conservative and liberal. I too would vote for a Democrat if he were "conservative enough". I wouldn't vote for a liberal person because he/she had a few good opinions on technology (not that this is the case with Mr. Ashdown) -- but was going to vote contrary to nearly every other opinion I have. If Mr. Ashdown was for God, family, country, personal responsibility, limited government, reduced taxation, traditional marage, and other conservative values, then I would consider voting for him. Just my $0.02. -Bryan /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
