So are you suggesting that Dems are just as unprincipled as GOPers when it comes to their constituencies? They seek nothing more than re-election, and vote with what their polls indicate is popular sentiment? As a Bush initited reformed Republican, that scares the hell outta me. If you guys are wrong, where do I turn? And don't suggest a third party. I'd like to be on a team with a chance to win...
I've always claimed that there's a form of Libertarianism that combines the best from both parties. From the Dems, I want to keep the belief in privacy and social freedoms. From the Reps, I'd like to keep fiscal discipline and minimal government. I don't see why these can't coexist. Less government is going to give me more freedom. This is the party that I want to support, but it seems a far cry right now. The Reps have been co-opted by the Religious Right and the Dems have been co-opted by the pseudo-socialist left. To me, these are the least compelling parts of each party.
Andrew Sullivan, a gay fiscal conservative who used to be a reliable Republican, and an eminently talented social critic had this interesting post the other day which echoed the need for a "third way".
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First of all, if you're number of 90% is right, then I think it's statistically safe to assume that the national math and science scores for the total population are the same for the religious population.
I'm going to post on your textbook question.
Oh, and on fiscal discipline I agree with you in your condemnation for the profligacy of this administration. I guess I should have said that I liked the fiscal discipline of, say, Goldwater Conservatives or Buckley Conservatives.
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