Even though I have a degree in Political Science, I don’t work in the field and have pretty much ignored that arena since I graduated. However, I have been paying a little more attention lately, and actually watched most of McCain’s acceptance speech last night. I won’t attempt to analyze the entire political landscape, but one thing struck me as I was watching. For the most part, I consider myself a conservative, save for two issues: abortion rights and gun control. One of the main tenants of the Republican Party is that they favor less government intervention and regulations, preferring to allow citizens to make their own decisions. If this is true, how can they also be Pro-Life, wanting to decide for women what they do with their own body? I realize the issue is more complicated to that, but it struck me as conflicting.
The dichotomy of the Republican party platform never ceases to amaze me, but it’s not totally new: Pro small government/states rights, except when we want to impose our religious views on everyone or fund religious programs.
It’s becoming painfully obvious that a conservative in the true definition is more libertarian than Republican.
Are you for lower taxes? See how much less you’d pay with Obama’s tax plan.
It strikes me that with all these lies the McCain campaign is throwing around, they aren’t pointing out the fact that all their policies are the same as George Bush’s. Of course, you may like that, I dunno.
What strikes me is that there is a stark difference between the rhetoric of the GOP and the actual governance.
They say they’re for less government, but when was the last time they really moved in that direction?
They say they’re for states and individuals doing their own thing, but then they want to tell everyone whom they can and cannot marry, etc.
They have a narrative that works for a significant portion of voters, but they have no idea how to govern according to it–or at all, if you ask me.