[rob777]

"He is a compassionate conservative. He believes it is the government's job to clean up the messes people make of their lives. I strongly disagree. That idea always leads to socialism, and it is a denial of the core of human nature -- a sin nature. It is because of that nature that we must build a true freedom that leaves a strong connection between sowing and reaping, or cause and effect if you like that terminology better."



I will NOT vote for any candidate that supports the notion of top down, government directed social engineering. This is simultaneously an economic and a social issue and, in my eyes, is the defining issue of what in means to be a modern American conservative.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Fine. Good idea. Just be sure you assess your standard across the board and honestly, not by believing what the politician says but by observing what he does and what he proposes. Rare is the candidate who claims to be for less government who doesn't simultaneously have a long list of stuff he thinks the government should be funding. Take Bush for example. If we had all been honest with ourselves we would have known he was a big spender.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

To be more specific, I am talking about Brownback's big AIDS funding push and stuff like that. I read a quote from him about how we need to help this big list of people around the world and it caused me to question his government fundamentals. He used to be better but Bush's compassionate conservatism has led him astray. Maybe he will get back on track. I remember when he was big on closing down a bunch of gov't agencies and all of that. So taking the long view, Brownback has promise. We just have to get him away from the Bush people.