We know that is far from the truth, but to the folks that live in the beltway mentality ... well I really do believe they view us as an albatross around their necks. And you know, they may be right about the albatross business. Especially if one adopts the view, unfortunately as I have, that the only concern "they" have is the acquisition and maintenance of POWER not as a means, but as an end, in and of itself.
Think about it a bit. Passionate conservatives on the right or passionate "real liberals" on the left who opperate on principle would definitely be a liability for those whose only quest is the maintenance of raw political power. I also, based only upon observation and a life time as a political junkie believe that the numbers of educated/passionate believers of both conservative and libleral ideology is decreasing in geometric proportions. The DemocRATs no longer really support a true Liberal agenda and the Republicans ... Well I think you get my drift. I hope so anyway. Not that you have to agree mind you.
I wish I didn't feel this way, but man the signs are and have been out there for a long, long time now.
I know that in all "movements" there is the "lunatic fringe" or leading edge or whatever we might be labeled.
I didn't think of myself as being out on a limb, especially on this Forum.
Tell you what, I'm really pretty disgusted as of this week.
I can see how so many Christians have removed themselves from this cynical circus.
If I want to see maggots feed on themselves, I'll turn on the Discovery Channel.
At least in the back of THE BOOK, we win.