Ping.
Truth be told, I'm in a bit of a funk right now. As I said earlier, I was involved in a long thread earlier today that put me in the position of defending social conservatism against an armada of drug-legalization Libertarians. I failed, at least in my mind. And that bothers me a lot. But not personally. I've failed in many things in my life, but I like to entertain the thought that I've learned from my failures and have improved as a person. This bother me because I feel that I've failed to defend social conservatism in the way that it deserves.
My wife is a devout Christian and I feel that I've let her down. I told her about it, and sweet thing that she is, she filled me with nothing but encouragement and support. I'm lucky to have a wonderfully supportive spouse like her.
As the Republicans became galvanized by their defeat in November, I too am newly recharged. I made some mistakes in my defense of social conservatism and traditional ethicism, but I'll try not to again. Social conservatism (and classical ethicism) deserve a vigorous defense, and I wasn't up to the task today. I won't let that happen again.
But that's the wonderful thing about Free Republic, isn't it? It not only sharpens your intellect and hones your debating skills, but it resets your priorities to where they should be.
I'm calling it quits for the night, but I do respect and would like to hear your thoughts on this topic.
I'll be FReeping tomorrow and Sunday. Feel free to drop me a ping! Regards, Flycatcher