Jay Honeck wrote:
Reading Scet's post below, I must saw that I thought differently too. I had

seen some of your conservative views (especially after 9/11), and so was all
the

more surprised by your post. I guess conservative, and religious don't

necessarily go in the same sentence! :-) What do you know - you learn
something new everyday!

Which is why we desperately need a third political party in the U.S.. IMHO,
"my" Republican Party -- the "Alex Keaton Conservtive Party" of the 1980s--
has withered and died under the acidic influence of the Religious Right.

We've got a third party already -- The Libertarian Party.
http://www.libertarianism.com/

When I was young and idealistic, I swore I would never vote a straight
party ticket, that I would always vote for or against individuals. Now
that I'm old and cynical, if there's a Libertarian running, I vote for
him/her.

There are still some things about Libertarian philosophy I'm not sure
will work, but I figure if only 90% of what they espouse sounds good to
me, that's way better than the 10% the Republicrats score.

Oh, BTW, growing up in the Bible Belt, I learned early how to deal with
people trying to convert me. My best friend in high school ended up
being a missionary. We used to get into some fine arguments, er,
discussions. He learned more bible verses from me than I learned from
him.

In the end, as adults, he was the one who couldn't handle talking to me
any more. Especially after I said something about starting a "Bikers
for Buddha" club.

--
David Hill, Buddhist
david at hillREMOVETHISfamily.org
Sautee-Nacoochee, GA, USA

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