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Mo, did you ever wonder why women are conservatives? I don't necessarily think it is our upbringing, but our inquisitive natures that leads us to investigate and ponder an issue.

I remember the exact moment I became a conservative many years ago. The welfare regalia were demanding more and more, not even dreaming that it would ever end as an entitlement someday in the future. I watched a rally of them where one woman said "pay me now for school, or pay me later for welfare". That sneering woman really got to me, Mo. I pondered whether I would be willing to pay her to go to school to better her life or pay for her and her children on welfare. And of course, I thought about the children who had no choice in her decisions. Then...a bolt of lightening hit me.

I said to myself...why this bitch is never going to take care of her children...whether in school or on welfare...and I will be damned if I am going to pay for her life choice to have kids with her slack jawed boyfriend who is now in jail.

And I never looked back.

I even remember when welfare was thought of as an embarassment. If one ever had to be on welfare, even for a legitimate reason, but for a short time, NOW - the young especially view it as an entitlement. It's pathetic.

When I first registered to vote I was listed as a Democrat .. mainly because my mother was and because of things I had read about John Kennedy.

My first election I didn't know who to vote for and my mother told me to vote for Ronald Reagan.

It was after watching Reagan and learning more about the Dem party and what they were really about that I realized .. I was not one of them.

I don't always agree with the Republican Party .. but their values are closer to mine.

The Dem Party claims to be for the poor .. they claim to be the under dog

Well I grew up poor and I was once the under dog .. and you know what .. I wasn't able to even get school lunches when I attended public school .. you want to know why ... because my mother had a job.

There were many days I went hungry because I didn't want to be a burdon to my mother and you know what .. I'm glad I did. It taught me to work hard and make something of myself.

It taught me independence .. and it taught me that the Democrats don't give a flying hoot about anyone but themselves