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[Timothy Butler]

> Odd way to not play.  Most of my disagreements with Chris have been  
> in some
> way political, and to my thinking he's somewhat to the right of  
> Genghis Khan,
> so trying to tar him with the "liberal" brush, which to small minded
> Americans is somehow the worst of all possible insults, just won't  
> wash.

	Chris should explain his political position some time. I always  
considered him a conservative -- often, more conservative than I am --  
but he is support Obama this year, which makes things... confusing.  
Conservatism and Obama are like oil to water.

	Better yet, everyone on here should take the Political Compass:

	http://www.politicalcompass.org/

	Unless my lunch was bothering me that day, my score is:

	Economic Left/Right: 2.50
	Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.82

	Puts me rather in the midst of libertarian American politics (which,  
properly, would be American conservatism or European liberalism, I  
guess). As I grow more cynical, I become more libertarian and less a  
straight conservative. It's the odd path of my long journey as an ex- 
liberal of the American sort (I supported Bill Clinton in the 90's).  
Actually, though my preferred candidate this election cycle was Mike  
Huckabee, I was rooting for Sen. Clinton on the Democratic ticket.  
Having one formerly overweight ex-governor from Hope, Ark. running  
against the wife of a formerly overweight ex-governor from Hope, Ark.,  
would have been as amusing as it would have been productive (hat tip  
to Paul Begala for noticing the similarities between the former Prez  
and the Huck). I always respected President Clinton for toeing a  
rather moderate line, even as he did manage to polarize everybody.

	In any case...

	-Tim

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