Even though my wife has been whining about this thread I wasn't going to respond. -Until this little bit of foolishness. Tell ya what tough guy, I served this country proudly (USAF 1981-1985) -Not that that should make any difference, as last time I checked, serving in the military was a voluntary thing and not required to be a citizen (though it's too bad, Heinlein had it right).
You have a caricature of people based on God only knows what (Limbaugh et al I presume) that bears no relation to reality. I have a commitment to the constitution. which mean no federal interference in states rights, which includes btw, Roe vs, Wade, which while I agree with the sentiment, has no basis in constitutional principles. Nor do I support federal curriculum standards, gun control, or many other kinds of federal intrusions that don't have constitutional mandates.
YOU, on the other hand, don't appear to support constitutional principles at all.
Therefore people who disagree with you should be silenced? To me, Bush and Co. along with all the Dems who supported nastiness like the Patriot Act are the real villains. Where were you when such totalitarian measures were put in place? Oh, that's right, you were SILENT. Wake up. Authoritarian measures can come from ANY side of the political spectrum. A "liberal" at least in my thinking, should be against ALL such measures, irregardless of the political party proposing them. Dildo bans? WTF? AWBs? WTF? Library records accessed by the FBI WTF? Warrantless phone tapping? WTF?
If those are "liberal" positions I'll proudly wear the label. To me, the policies above represent totalitarian measures which drastically increase government authority without constitutional authority.
Obama? Yep, I voted for the guy. I campaigned for the guy and make no apologies for it. We can disagree all we want on whether the policies he will propose re best for the country. God knows I'll oppose him on many issues, which I knew before I voted.
On the other hand, Mccain represented other positions, equally as odious, equally as repressive, without a shadow of the credibility or intelligence represented by the Obama campaign.
Maybe you're right, maybe I'm wrong. But to accuse me and people like me of trying to undermine the country or being against America is not conservative. It's fascistic and authoritarian.