[Dominic Harr]

Translation: "I'm a flaming liberal."

Socially, yes. Live and let live, unless and until they do something that directly affects me. I don't care if you're drunk, or stoned, until you get in a car and drive. Or commit a robbery. Then, you arrest that person.

The Rs who want govt sanctions of private behavior are also "flaming liberals" -- political liberals. That's the point.

Politically, I'm a staunch conservative. Politically, the Rs are flaming liberals.

Remember, the R party came to power on the basis of the 'Contract with America'. Which had nothing to say about gays, drugs, vice, etc.

It was about smaller, less intrusive govt.

Now, the R party is about BIGGER, more intrusive govt. And folks like you attack anyone who opposes that as "flaming liberals".

Ironic, eh?

[Antoninus]

Which had nothing to say about gays, drugs, vice, etc. It was about smaller, less intrusive govt.

You may not remember it, but those issues--particularly the homo thing--were not pressing back then. The GOP was strong on drugs, strong on abortion, and the idea that two guys could get married was considered ridiculous.

That's not the world we live in today.

As for the "smaller, less intrusive government"--I'm down with that. Step one, abolish the IRS. Until we do that, the idea that we can ever have "less intrusive government" in this country is an absolute joke.