To wit:
1) On some issues, particularly legal rights for gays, ordination of women and gays, rehabilitation of prisoners, etc. I'm very liberal.
2) On some issues, particularly social issues, I'm actually libertarian. If two consenting adults want to engage in some behavior privately, that's their right and the government ought to butt out! If people want to take drugs, they're going to take drugs -- so let's legalize the stuff, make sure it's pure, and get organized crime OUT of it (with the caveat that if someone kills or injures someone, or damages their property while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, they WILL be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and being under the influence of alcohol or drugs will NOT be a mitigating circumstance).
3) I'm actually a fiscal conservative -- although I would allocate the money very differently from the way this administration is allocating it. The FBI, CIA and NSA should be under one organizational structure, and sharing and coordinating information with each other so we don't have duplication of effort (so we could do far more with MUCH less money); and I'd institute strict accounting controls so the taxpayers aren't being bilked for $1,200 hammers and $10 nails. If we actually streamlined our defense system, we could cut the amount of money from our gross national product which goes to defense, use the money far more efficiently than we do now, and give the actual troops a badly-needed raise!
4) One can change the music inside a Lutheran service -- but I get really bent out of shape when people start tampering with the text in the liturgy, especially with regards to the Nicene Creed and the Eucharist!
I'm just bored and looking for a light-hearted debate instead of more serious subjects that tend to get out of control and get people into trouble and the thread end up getting shut down.
It looks like jameseb and his 3 ring circus of conservatives have resurfaced again. Things have got pretty boring since the "safehouse" days. I've noticed jameseb that you've changed your flag again. What you should consider changing is "turning from the dark side" and joining the liberals. It'll make your parents happy and I hear its good for growing hair.
