It's strange...I agree with some (fairly traditional) Republican beliefs such as a general need for limited government, letting states decide on most issues, and fiscal responsibility. I swing a bit more libertarian (Ron Paulish in only this matter) in my views on intervention in foreign affairs and defense spending. Basically protect U.S. shores and interests, but stop throwing the troops into bloody conflicts in far away places to protect our buddies and energy interests.
It's also just the rampant anti-intellectualism and hypocrisy coming from the political mis/disinformation ministry of the RNC that bugs me. I don't see how anyone who is not voting on social issues could honestly vote FOR Republican candidates in a presidential election these days. It just seems like most registered Republicans I talk to are voting AGAINST some kind of quasi-socialist uprising from the left. The general voting public should do some reading up on what Socialism is, and then what Social Democracy is. But of course they won't.
There is a fundamental problem not only with the GOP, but American politics in general when we are actually sacrificing/demonizing teacher's salaries and students' futures but not taking drastic action to reduce defense spending.
Also can I just post one last thing in this rant.
American high-income earners
DO NOT create jobs.
DEMAND creates jobs.
If the middle and poor classes are not in good shape and are not spending, there is NO DEMAND.
Enjoy those tax cuts for corporations and high-income earners, and then watch as they turn around and go hire a bunch of Chinese people to make your fucking 79.99$ Wal-Mart BBQs.
Economics 101, but it doesn't suit the GOP's fav tax brackets, so you get fed bullshit. Instead of retraining and investing in our poor and middle classes so they can compete globally in an information-based economy, we are worrying that José and Juan are picking fruit and washing dishes and taking those glorious, high-skill, information-based work away from hard working Americans.
What the fuck, guys....seriously?