I consider myself a conservative democrat:

1) I'm libertarian on most social issues, live and let live. That means I support the right of gays to marry, and I don't really care if people get high as long as their actions don't impact me.

2) I believe in many, but not all, social programs. For instance, I support the Job Corps program and Head Start, but not the welfare system as it presently exists today. However, I am not opposed to welfare because I don't believe in providing supports to family, I am opposed to welfare because I believe it has been extremely detrimental to the people it was designed to serve: mothers and children. I would support revamping welfare to require recipients to be socialized in such a way as to be able to someday function more independently, i.e. forcing them to take classes on nutrition, food preparation, household budgeting, work skills, getting a job, and remedial education if needed.

3) I am in favor of a woman's right to choose until about the 16th week (4th month), at which point I think abortion should be illegal. I am strongly in favor of more widespread use of the morning after pill and contraceptives.

4) I support sex education in schools, but I also feel parents have to assume responsibility for this task, as well.

5) I think the educational systems around the U.S. are in need of major revamping, but I do not support vouchers.

6) I'm a hawk on foreign policy issues. i'd have no problem bombing the (*)(*)(*)(*) out of our enemies.

There are quite a few posters on this forum who consider me extremely conservative, when in reality, most of the conservatives consider me quite liberal.

Of course, #6 trumps everything for me, which is why I will be voting for McCain in November.

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