Ok thanks. I kind of thought so and just wanted to make sure.
First, please understand that the MAJORITY of us on the right are not what you see here with the hard right Buchanan/Tancredo contingent. They are much louder here, than in the movement as a whole. And guys like Micheal Savage are not for real. Here...or on the radio. They are unappeasable rabblerousers who play their parts to perfection, but never really have any significance in public life. My advice: Ignore them. They are not the party, nor are they representative of the right.
While I completely respect your right—and obligation—to look to all parties for solutions to the problems we face in our country and abroad, I am concerned you may be doing so without the context that history offers. Having never lived under solely democrat governance, I fear that you have no real idea what a Carteresque man Obama is. Carter and Obama sound very similar...from their commitment to God to their support of government solutions. Living during the Carter administration was a complete and utter nightmare, as was the administration of Johnson who I do not remember well, but have heard stories.
As a twenty-something, I was very much in your shoes. Heck, I voted for Dukakis (Hangs head in shame.) But as I grew older and began to understand the stakes I realized just how smart our side is...that common sense and understanding human nature always trumps great theories and pretty words. It comes down to this: Democrats sound much better on paper than they function in real life. Great in theory, stupid in every day life.
So why say this? Years ago, there were folks that warned me of what the left really stood for and I, in my youthful arrogance and idealism, ignored them. You may do the same...but I wanted to at least take the chance to say to you, what so many good and decent people took the time to say to me years ago.
It's stuck with me ever since and today I often remember just how right they were. I just didn't want to let this opportunity to offer you a small piece of that to you. Those folks ended up improving my own life because they took the time to plant the seed.
I wish you all the best in your search.