Gay "civil unions" with all legal ramifications are only
fair, but the state of "holy matrimony" should be reserved for the union of a man and a woman. To me,
and millions like myself, this is a matter of faith.
I also think stem cell research, on cells earmarked for
destruction, is OK .... my thought is that human life does not begin until the embryo is implanted in a woman's womb. After that I believe that abortion for any reason other than incest, rape or saving the other's life is morally wrong. Again, these are matters of faith with me.
I don't think either party can or will do enough to reduce
our dependence on oil. It is just not politically feasible
at this time. My hope is that market forces spearheaded
by hybrid cars from Japan will force the issue. As for other tree hugger issues, I generally come down on the
side of saving jobs instead of snail darters.
I believe that Rush is a windbag and Hannity is like a
bulldog with a bone with his "talking points", but both
express views that I generally agree with (not always).
OTOH, I think Moore and his ilk spit hate against Bush
with lies and incredible distortions. Ideologues on both
sides are narrow minded bigots who never concede a
point and always bore in for the kill.
This may surprise you, but I think it would be fair to take
the cap off of SS tax altogether. At the same time, I
don't think it is fair to tax SS income. And while we are
on the subject, I think it would be a good idea to allow
each person to allocate part of his SS tax to a private
account......But I would put strict limitations on the types
of investments allowed. Something like Vanguard's
Target Retirement Series comes to mind. Something like
this, IMHO, over time is the only solution to our pending
SS crisis.
Yes, I am in favor of school vouchers and against the
incredibly inept and anachronistic school system rooted
in place today. I think the only way to cut the knot is
to add competition and accountability ..... not continue
to throw good money after bad. BTW, I don't think it
is fair to force a child to continue to go to a bad school.
Do you? Nor do I think it fair for a family who pays school taxes to have to pay the full burden of a private
school. Do you?
Surprise, I think we should do everything possible to
speed up the drug approval process on foreign (and
domestic for that matter) drugs. This should enhance
competition. Right? OTOH, I don't think the big drug companies are "evil" . After all, they may same my butt someday. Are drug profits obscene as some on the left maintain? Well, who is going to fund the research? I shudder to think of the government taking over that job. We don't want to "kill the goose" do we?
Do you want more? I could go on and on but I weary
and grow tired of this discussion, as I am sure most
who have read this far.
Cheers,
Charlie .......ZZZZZZZZZZ