tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660901311853360160.post8399571975017100192..comments2010-11-10T08:20:47.837-08:00Reasonsjesternoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660901311853360160.post-56434231355261393842010-11-10T08:20:47.837-08:002010-11-10T08:20:47.837-08:00as a followup - I realize that your concept of liberty and conservatism is not at all parallel to current republicans, but nonetheless, I know very few so called libertarians who will ever vote democrat, but will vote republican. Your precious Rand Paul ran as a republican but I understand he is really a libertarian...whatever...these labels become obnoxious quickly - but do you really want to privatize every road, every park, every school, do away with all food safety, drug safety, product safety...? The list is endless. Few people want to roll it all the way back, because we all want that little bit of socialism which we personally use and are not willing to do without. I literally pay $23,000 a year in just federal income tax and that does not include other taxes, which amount to another $10-15 thousand. But republicans are not willing to cut me back 10-15 thousand are they? So all this talk about smaller government is nonsense. It will never happen unless we have an 1861 redo. Are you willing to go that far? Rick Perry wants to secede from the union - go for it - I can think of nothing coming out of Texas I cannot do without.Richard Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202210755848307854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660901311853360160.post-40879984549372963112010-11-10T07:34:55.355-08:002010-11-10T07:34:55.355-08:00O'Donnell is great; until he had his own show on MSNBC, I could barely stand television. We are all socialists. Ask Rand Paul - which part of Medicare does he plan to cut???? Then get back to me.Richard Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202210755848307854noreply@blogger.com