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Skriven 2006-11-01 15:23:00 av LEE LOFASO (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av GARY BRASWELL
Ärende: Election
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Hello Gary,

GB>I'm used to it.

GB>Conservatives/Republicans think I am a liberal socialist.

GB>Liberal/Democrats think I am a conservative fascist.

GB>I don't define myself politically by what others think.

GB>Lets go down the list.

GB>I am a strong supporter and proponent of the US military.

So was Jimmy Carter.  And Bill Clinton.

GB>I don't trust big government or big business.

Neither did Jimmy Carter.  Or Bill Clinton.

GB>I think there should be a 3rd party.

Third parties are as American as mom and apple pie.

GB>Capitalism is great, socialism limps along and leaves everyone
GB>in worse shape.  Look at Europe.

Thank God we have a mixed economy.

GB>I support abortion up until the final trimester.

Abortion should be rare, safe, and legal.

GB>I own guns and am a strong supporter of gun rights.

I own guns and am a strong supporter of gun rights, as well as
a strong supporter of gun regulations such as the Brady Bill.

GB>I support a minimum wage, within reason.

I support a living wage, and recognize the federally-mandated
minimum wage is far lower than what it should be.

GB>I would like to see our borders secure, a wall and increase border patrol
GB>agents to the south. Increase agents along the north. A work program that
GB>is actively kept up with would be good for seasonal workers or temps.

I would like to see secure borders, with an "earned citizenship"
program in place for those who wish to pursue citizenship.

GB>I am a massively huge supporter in the war on terror. We should have been
GB>fighting it decades ago when most of the world was already.

Like all patriotic Americans, I support the war on international
criminals.  We should have been fighting it decades ago, and shown
leadership for the rest of the world in that effort.

GB>I believe in the rule of law and the Constitution.

All presidents before GWB believed in that concept.  As do most
Americans, as well as myself.

GB>I don't support torture except in extreme cases.

No president (with the possible exception of John Adams) has
supported the use of torture, until GWB came along.  And like
the vast majority of our past presidents, I do not support
the use of torture even in extreme cases.

GB>Just a few things I believe.

I guess that makes us both liberal socialists.  ;)

--Lee


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