Heston puzzles GOP, backs Siegelman

Mobile Register ^ | 09/22/2002 | BRENDAN KIRBY

[#3Fan]

Since I didn't recall making that statement, I had to re read our exchanges. What I found was that I did make that claim, however, it was a mistake in what I meant to say. I meant to say that they are many times more conservative than they are given credity for, and I edited poorly and proofread even worser. Democratic politicians undergo a transformation as they rise from local to national prominence. Outside the cities and at the local level they are about as conservative as anybody can ask. Usually more conservative than national Republicans.

Well, that's up to each person's own judgment. Many national Republicans do try to rein in the powers of the socialists unions, so I'd disagree. The unions fully support progressive tax rates, which in my opinion is the bedrock of liberal philosophy. One of the things that made Reagan a great president was that he rolled back our progressive tax rates some thereby allowing the entreprenuerial spirit to raise this country up from the stagnation of the 60s and 70s socialists. There's no way I can call a union supporting, high tax supporting Democrat more conservative than a tax-rate-cutting, freedom-loving Republican. Low tax rates are one of the foundations of freedom minded people.

But they sell out as they rise.

Yes, there's more people in New York than in Birmingham.

Considering that this was a gun/gun control related thread, I'd still go back and compare Southern states' stance on gun rights to most any others. Not as free as I'd like, but better than most.

Yes, I agree. But Republicans up here feel very strongly about gun rights. Even Dems in my area do also.

One last thing: the congressional disrict regarded as the most Conservative in the country in 2000 was District 1 in the Florida panhandle. Deep South.

Yes, I can see that for a district, but there is a wide swath up here in the prairies that is conservative.

[#3Fan]

One more thing. I saw where southern Democrats are willing to run as pro-gun, pro-SUV, pro-Nascar, etc. to dump the impression in the South that Democrats are wine and cheese wusses. Their willing to adopt all these things but notice what they won't adopt...they won't adopt a tax-cutting stand. Dems are willing to give up everything BUT their addiction to OUR MONEY. When they take the pro-gun stance and everything else, all they are are just monkeys doing tricks for treats, the treats being our money. High taxes is the main thing that defines a liberal. And Democrats support high tax rates, and progressive tax rates.

[RJayneJ]

Thanks for the nomination! };^D )