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Originally Posted by dklassen
...Rugged individualism, self reliance and personal responsibly is somewhat of a foreign concept... or even considered mean spirited by some.
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So which of the two "conservative" candidates for the U.S. House meets this description? The one guy that sneaked into the candidacy using subterfuge? He hasn't said much and seems only to have experience chasing perps in a rural Florida county.
Or the other guy who has no particular positions on any of the major problems facing the country? So far at least his complete campaign platform is that he is a staunch supporter of the Constitution as well as state's rights. Somehow that doesn't light my fire for my representative in the House who has to deal with a myriad of security, fiscal and social issues that he seems to know little about.
Or is it possible that a candidate from the "other" party might satisfy the description better? Geez, I'd hope
someone is more qualified than the first two.
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Originally Posted by ptownrob
.... if by a "Liberal" (they) mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties -- someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal."
- John F. Kennedy, September 14, 1960
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If I could find a candidate that met this description, I'd vote for him/her in a nanosecond. I wouldn't care what party he was from.