Well, I was going to say that its because we all want to be like a certain extremely intelligent woman who posted first, but since that's singling people out, I'll try and come up with another reason.

haha nudes...you and i scored almost the same and i thought i was more conservative!

I use to think of myself as a democrat, but now I realize that I do not fit into any party. I have common sense, and use it. I'm tired of the whole damn system, deciding who is least full of shit... I can't do it anymore.


"What is the difference between a Democrat and a Republican? A Democrat blows, a Republican sucks." -Lewis Black

"In my lifetime, we've gone from Eisenhower to George W. Bush. We've gone from John Kennedy to Albert Gore. Now if that is evolution, I believe that in about 12 years, we're gonna be voting for plants" -Lewis Black

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[b]"We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves." -François de la Rochefoucauld

As an outsider, I've always preferred Canada's multi party system to the two party system of the US. I think it gives people more options, and a greater chance of feeling like their beliefs are being represented. But in reality, our system has only ever had two parties in power, the rest have always only been in opposition, so I'm not sure how much different that is. If you have a third available option, I think it creates more actual debate, with ideas being seriously discussed, rather than just slinging mud at eachother.

The last few presidential primary debates I have bothered to watch since '96 have taught me that the media drives home who 'they' think the front runners are or should be, based upon the seriousness of the questions being asked of the top two or three candidates (out of a field of perhaps 6 or more men and women).

Also, the time allotted to those being afforded the questions, makes things pretty clear, pretty quickly to a trained eye...just who is being promoted and who is being ridiculed.

The American election system has been farking farce, imo...since the 1980 election year (the first one I really paid close attention to). It quite possibly extends further back, I have not researched it. It doesn't really matter to me when it started, all I know is that it is pretty much a foregone conclusion by the time the Democratic Party and the GOP select their nominees.

You know (or at least I have) who was going to get appointed president.

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The best thing you can do for your fellow,
next to rousing his conscience, is - not to give him things
to think about, but to wake things up that are in him...
to make him think things for himself - George MacDonald

In the UK there are four main groups whose policies are as follows:

Conservative; if you have two cows, sell one and buy a bull.
Liberal; if you have two cows, let them die of malnutrition.
New Labour: if you have two cows, give all the milk to the government who will sell it back to you.
Old Labour: if you have two cows, give all the milk to the government who will drink it.

As to my views: broadly speaking "Don't vote; it only encourages them!"

With apologies to Richmael Crompton.

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News of ALL my novels (and where to get free copies) on charmbrights.webs.com/novels.htm.

I did that test thingy and also came out as a left-leaning libertarian (although my instinctive answers to a few questions surprised me) and I came out closest to the Dalai Lama, as it happens (it's funny because I'm a Buddhist).

My friends consider me quite politically-minded but it's mostly just because of my passion about one specific issue - Scottish independence. I'm a big advocate of a split from the United Kingdom and a chance to finally run our own affairs and make our own decisions. I could trot out a well-rehearsed list of the benefits of becoming independent, financially and otherwise, but I really support it as a matter of principle more than anything else. I think even if we were going to be worse off for it, I'd still support the cause on the grounds that every nation should have the right to self-determination. My name is starting to get spread around nationalist circles (some people have me down as a future MSP - they're deluded) and I do campaign on this issue and in support of the SNP, our best chance of achieving this goal.

Other than that, my big issue is education. I think the importance of good quality education, from pre-school to university, can't be stressed enough and that more time and money should be going into continual improvement in this area. The Scottish Government provides free Higher Education to Scottish students in Scottish universities (how many times can you say Scottish in one sentence?) and I salute them for sticking by this even in tough financial times; I fully expected them, and I wouldn't have blamed them, to go back on their promise. Realistically, I know free Higher Education for all just isn't going to happen but I strongly believe that every person, no matter what background they have, should have the same opportunities.

I also support the movement towards using more renewable energy sources and the government pushing green initiatives. And I'm against nuclear weapons.

I believe in building a value-creating society. We're bordering on religion now though, so I'll stop.

Fuck the Tories! (LOL)

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I lean towards libertarian in most of my beliefs. I believe that an attitude of entitlement is ruining the economy of this country. In my line of work, I see a lot of abuse of programs like food stamps and WIC. While I have no problem with helping someone who genuinely needs help and protecting innocent children, I see generations being raised to expect a government handout rather than making their own way in the world.

At the moment, I'm leaning towards pitchfork wielding, torch carrying, Frankenstein hunting... anarchist.

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The best thing you can do for your fellow,
next to rousing his conscience, is - not to give him things
to think about, but to wake things up that are in him...
to make him think things for himself - George MacDonald

I think of myself as a Republican in the old Barry Goldwater vein. I do not know who these overly religious zealots are now claiming to be Republicans. We had the Shrub, a big spending, big government President who infiltrated the Republican Party and may have destroyed it for good. I am sick of where the party is now.

I can never be a Democrat.

So just call me disenfranchised.

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You are invited to read Passionate Danger, Part II, a story collaboration by Kim and ArtMan.
http://www.lushstories.com/stories/straight-sex/passionate-danger-part-ii.aspx

I am a libertarian,keep the government out of my life! I believe in gay rights, the right to bear arms, the ability to smoke whatever you want wrecking your own health if you want. I believe you should be able to have any gun you want. I believe that religion has no place in government, I also am Completely against PETA & the HSUS(which is not the same as being against local shelters). I am against spending money to pay people to stay home & not work. I am against government sponsored medicine(after dealing with it regularly I can honestly say it doesnt work. big government programs= fail)

Less government spending!! More personal/state rights

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Who would have guessed that my little tale, the very First one I ever submitted to Lush would be read by so many?
It shocks me a little to realize that it has now served over 20,000!

Charge Nurse

Thank you so very much to those who have read it!

Summed up: People should be ever to do whatever (within reason, no meth labs or pedophilia) in the privacy of their own homes. In public, as long as it's not an immediate threat to everyone else. Go for it. Just don't make ME pay for any of it.

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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser. Socrates

Mine:

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New story!! http://www.lushstories.com/stories/group-sex/biker-man.aspx

The only problem is that is a fictional dramatization. If it were only that simple and that true. But it surely is not.

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Please check out my newest story: "10 Items Or Less"
http://www.lushstories.com/stories/milf/10-items-or-less.aspx
Or my previous story: http://www.lushstories.com/stories/straight-sex/in-the-land-of-salvation-and-sin.aspx

okay Buz...whatever you want to believe.

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The best thing you can do for your fellow,
next to rousing his conscience, is - not to give him things
to think about, but to wake things up that are in him...
to make him think things for himself - George MacDonald