[Mr. Jeeves]

Well, I don't know if the GOP can be described as a "religious party", but they have certainly put social conservatism well ahead of limited government and individual liberty on their list of priorities. Instead of the Democrat "Nanny State", maybe we can call the GOP's goal "The Pappy State" - a Big and Growing Government using the Rod of Correction on wayward drug users while letting anyone into the country who agrees to pay into and prop up Social Security and Medicare and delivering sermons on Mandatory Volunteerism in a Southern drawl. ;)

[Sunsong]

Well, I don't know if the GOP can be described as a "religious party", but they have certainly put social conservatism well ahead of limited government and individual liberty on their list of priorities. Instead of the Democrat "Nanny State", maybe we can call the GOP's goal "The Pappy State" - a Big and Growing Government using the Rod of Correction on wayward drug users while letting anyone into the country who agrees to pay into and prop up Social Security and Medicare and delivering sermons on Mandatory Volunteerism in a Southern drawl. ;)

I agree and not just drugs. The dems are correct when they talk about personal freedom in terms of privacy. The big daddy GOP does want to invade people's privacy and tell folks what values they should hold. There is a parental sense in so many "social" conservatives and they don't care how big government gets in order to achieve their agenda.

[The Westerner]

"The Pappy State"! Replaces Big Brother and the Nanny State.

Good one, Mr. Jeeves.