[gravyfreak]

No, I don't think it's possible to be a Republican and an Atheist at the same time. If you are a Republican you obviously believe in goodness and truth. If you believe in goodness and truth it follows that there must be an author of the truth which you already accept.

[Dimensio]

If you believe in goodness and truth it follows that there must be an author of the truth which you already accept.

I believe that there is truth, but that it is simply there, a function of what is. I don't ascribe its existence to an author.

Goodness, on the other hand, is a subjective term, and its varying definitions are always authored by humans.