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Well, you could make the same comments about conservatives.

In discussions with self proclaimed conservatives there seem to be several different types that I find I cannot have a discussion with. The first is the religious conservative where their ultimate appeal is to their interpretation of the Bible. This is especially interesting when you try to discuss things like evolution or astronomy with them. My old boss even admitted that he had to sell his telescope when he became born-again because what it was showing him, that there were stars more than 6000 years ago. In fairness, the liberal religious that I know sound a lot like your uncle, quoting the passages about it impossible for a rich man to get into heaven and Jesus throwing the money lenders out of the temples.

Then there are the social conservatives who would take us back to their version of Mayberry and cried about keeping traditional values. And some of the ones I knew were even more conservative, talking about the good old days antebellum. I have no problems with them wanting to live that way behind their doors but I don't really care for it when they try to push it on me.

Finally, I find it interesting that there are all these pro-business conservatives who don't want government to intervene except to bail them out. They were the ones who didn't want liar loans prohibited because they were so profitable in the short term yet expect the tax payers to bail them out with low interest rates, loan guarantees and higher inflation. They also come up with such laws as making it illegal for some to order a car directly from a manufacturer because it would cut out their $3000 take from the middle of the transaction. Do those laws make sense otherwise?