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              I'm going to change gears and talk about something else for a few weeks. Truth be told (pun intended) if you don't get what I've been saying you probably would need to speak to me in person to clear things up at this point. So, on to smaller, more specific things.

              I mentioned before I am a Radical Conservative politically. Let me narrow that lens a bit. Foreign Policy-wise I would classify myself as a Neo-Reaganite. On the horizontal scale, this is very far to the right. A pithy way to sum up my political leanings in this conversation would be "Small at home, Big abroad." More elaborately, "The best thing for the World is the best thing for America." Whoa! That sounds jingoistic don't it? Of course it does, however, if I were a Frenchman I would say "The best thing for the World is the best thing for France." If every country had this approach, we'd all be doing a lot better (they don't so we're not). In my not-always-as-humble-as-it-should-be opinion. American Exceptionalism is another nice way of describing the idea which leads to a budgetary emphasis on defense, a hardline course on diplomacy and a general sense of "awesomeness." Going back through our nation's history, the Presidents that best demonstrated this mindset were, of course, Reagan, Teddy Roosevelt and way back Andrew Jackson. In a twisted sense, Abraham Lincoln's approach to the civil war could be described as Exceptionalism, but I'll not open that can of worms just yet.

             My economic views would also be way to the right. I believe in the open market for virtually everything (including domestic safety, i.e. Police) and find that National Socialism (Fascism) is the most egregious economic system possible. Low taxes, low interference and a chance to fail make the country strong. More can, and will be said on these points.

            My social views are also right-wing, I believe they would be nearly as far right as possible, except for my view on war. Pro-Life (in every sense of the word) is the first voting point in every election. Abortion is murder end of discussion. Marriage rights are next but the gap in importance is large. I think that homosexuals and even other "polyamorous" units should not be illegal but they should also not be treated like marriage. I'm in favor of guns and don't think legalizing marijuana will cause a massive collapse in civilization as we know it. I have come to the conclusion that Pro-Life should also refer to capitol punishment. I will write a post on this later. I mentioned war. I am a champion of just-war theory. Familial defense is the God-endorsed situation that a person may take another's life. I extend this to national defense. Another topic which will get a post.

So, there you have it. I'm a red-state radical neo-Reaganite Republican. And I think you should be too. Thursday I'll lop the head off of capital punishment.

Bravos are 11-1, best team in baseball. Guess my little man is lucky!