What I Believe (progressive liberals beware)
I have many friends who are liberal democrats, a few who are in office, but I never dreamed that any of them would ask me to help with their campaign. I am very conservative and quite verbal about my beliefs. Nonetheless, a dear friend running for re-election is obviously concerned about getting the local Tea Party votes and has asked me repeatedly to be in charge of "Conservatives for......" Honesty, at first I thought he was joking. He wasn't. So I'm sharing with you here (names deleted to protect) my response and reasons why I can't help my friend the democrat.
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Permalink Reply by Connie Dobbs on -
It is very hard to separate the personal and political but we have to know that small government low tax conservatism would help not just you, but liberals like your friends. Sometimes it is best to just stay calm and resolute in your beliefs. maybe helping your friend will show them the light by introducing them to tea party principles (TPP) and we will have someone in office that believes in our movement.
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Permalink Reply by Randi Brooks on -
Great job, It is always reassuring to know there are others that feel like me. Thank you for doing the right thing and sharing it with us.
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Permalink Reply by Lizzie on -
You are a moderate! You are in the majority!
Polls-- especially of likely voters-- will back you up!
Here's what makes you different: Not your conservativism, not your Christianity... it's the fact that you are getting less and less swayed and confused when election time rolls around.
That's what I'm working on: articulating myself independently of any political campaign and figuring out how to stand by my beliefs in the face of "throwing away my vote."
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Permalink Reply by Paul Clark Lewis on -
I would think that anyone running would be seriously considering changing party affiliations this next election cycle, especially in light of what the dems are doing in Congress. I tend to think it would be embarrassing for them.
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Permalink Reply by Gwendolyn Kik on
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Thanks for the comments. It's good to know I'm not alone. And no, I'm not a moderate. I am a radical right-winger and that is just fine with me. Now, perhaps a larger majority of people are to the far right than in the middle, and that's fine. But I'm not moderate or tempered in any way (ask my husband :).
And yes, Bob, I have a lot of Facebook interaction with my liberal friends as well as my conservative ones. I tend to get more upset with my conservative friends than my liberal ones. My liberal friends just seem to have blinders. They want to accuse us of hate and intolerance, but they can't stand the security I feel in what I believe is right. Because what I believe is not grounded in public opinion or political correctness, but on traditions and values that have stood the test of time. God set up a system of faith and law at the same time - a means for personal reconciliation to God as well as a system of values for a community. And while Christ set us free from the wages, the price, of our sin, God's values do not change.
I believe that a person's eternal destiny is based on their faith in the I AM. Their surrender, or their willful disobedience, not their political persuasion. Look at the Roman Centurion or Saul the persecutor of the Christians. There is hope for us all.
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Permalink Reply by Lizzie on
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I can help this far: if the article is intensely critical of the United States (which does need some health care reform) and uncritically flattering of other countries (let alone without listing any sources of its many statistics), it is an opinion piece and not, strictly speaking, informational.
It would also be more appropriate in a healthcare discussion.
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