Ask a moderate republican ashamed of religious idiots ruining my party anything!

[Steele1762]

Ask me any question you want!

[2pooped2pop]

1. what took you so long to figure it out?

It has been quite obvious to us and the rest of the world that the republicans are hateful, greedy, ignorant, mother fuckers, who appear hell bent on destroying not only this country but the entire fucking planet.

[Steele1762]

3. Its getting too much

We are not all!! We have been completely hijacked by these ridiculous religious loons!

[2pooped2pop]

9. I think your party built the ridiculous religous loons.

And now they have destroyed you.

[Steele1762]

10. Sadly

For the most part yes!! there a few good apples, but the mainstream republicans do everything they can to push them away and mark them as the enemy.

[Skittles]

2. you have the ability to feel shame

why are you a republican?

[Steele1762]

5. .

My main idea of a government is not one that tries to be the best, but to stay out of the way. Shame so many other idiot republicans only want a government that restricts what they dont like. I dont want legislation against gay marriage, abortion, or marijuana. I believe it is up to the individual to decide these things. I want my old party back! theres no need for rick santorum here, i hate his guts, he does not speak for me

[Skittles]

6. stay out of the way?

oh yes - government small enough to fit in a vagina. Please. Your party has ALWAYS SUCKED; it just SUCKS HARDER now.

[Steele1762]

8. .

Not always friend. We used to stand for liberty, but it seems as if mainstream treatment of ron paul is what to expect from them. They say they want smaller government, but only want a government to restrict what they dont like!!!! Todd akin, mitt romney, Rick santorum, none of them are the party so many of us want! social conservatives will be our death!!!!

[2pooped2pop]

12. You said they only want a government to restrict what they don't like.

They have shown that they are too stupid to know what they like or don't like.

We all want smaller government. As in get out of my house, my vagina, and my business. We want to keep and restore governments regulations and restrictions on the mega corporations who want only to make another billion and don't give a shit how many people need to die for it. We want our bridges to be passable. We want our shampoo to not rot our hair. We want our medications to not kill us.

But only a fool wants to tax the people while giving his own taxes up to supplement the mega corporations so they can buy another congressman to make another law to fuck over the people while building the billionaires coffers larger.

Your teabillies don't seem to know what they want. They only know what corporate fox convinces them they want. What mother fucking fools. And how long did you keep watching and believing fox?

[Steele1762]

14. Never

Fox news is full of crap. They dont speak for me. So many in my party spoke of small government, while also preaching to be in bedrooms. I dont want any of that. Stay out of the economy, and the bedrooms!

[2pooped2pop]

15. Well, welcome to DU

I don't know how long you will be staying as I doubt our views are going to mesh with yours well. Although, I guess it's nice to hear that you aren't all flaming fuckwads.

The people here can be hard to take at times, but they come up with the funniest greatest stuff on any topic that can be found anywhere, in my opinion.

[Steele1762]

16. thanks

Fiscally and economically, i probably wont agree with much. But my party has taken the wrong road socially, and i admit that you liberals are much better at it. Im very socially liberal, but economically im republicans. But i refuse to vote for a party taking the rights away from others

[2pooped2pop]

20. Economically you r republican

To me that only means corporate welfare. They seem to want to be frugal on people feeding their family or not dying from disease most likely caused by the lacking corporate regulations, but want to give freely of our money to those same corporations.

I would rather my taxes feed the hungry and provide health care for all of us than to provide assistance to the billionaires.

I think they have been fooling you and your party for a long time. They have made you think corporations getting your taxes is a-ok, while all people who find it difficult to survive should just be left to die. I mean, after all, the poor little banksters and war machines need more money. They only cleared several billion in profits. We need to help them get along.

When someone in your family dies because they didn't go to a doctor because they couldn't afford the hundred bucks to go get a prescription, or maybe they will get cancer from the monsanto type food modifications. (or any other medical condition that is caused by the corporate greed) Maybe then you would understand. Maybe when it's your own family. Then maybe, you will think that this country should be ran by the will of the people and not the will of the corporations.

[pennylane100]

22. You say that fiscally and economically you may differ

from the democrats but you leave the social path open. What I think you are missing is that at some point all these points converge.

Social responsibility for the less fortunate members of our society costs money. Money that has to be spent with no expectation of return on investment, other than our obligations as a society to care for all our citizens. Is that something a fiscal conservative support? How does your view on economic conservatism line up with the Obama administration view that we must commit to stimulus spending to ward of a recession. This is in contrast to the republican view that only tax cuts for the job creators (aka the top 2%) can get us out of the mess that was caused by the last tax cut we gave them.

However, whatever you views, I appreciate your willingness to come here and discuss these issues. This type of conversation has been missing for the national dialogue. Thank you.

[Fresh_Start]

4. who did you vote for in the last election? for the president? house? and senate, if applicable?

just trying to understand how long and how sincerely you have been ashamed....

[Steele1762]

7. ill tell you

I voted for gary johnson. I really didnt like either candidate. For house and senate i voted straight libertarian. I cant stand the people who have taken my republican party, which used to stand for freedom and liberty,and turned it into bedroom watching religious cooks!

[Fresh_Start]

21. you are probably still in the wrong place

libertarians do not have much in common with the bulk of DU.

[TDale313]

11. Ok, I'll bite...

What issues would you see Liberals and Libertarians being able to come together on? I have my thoughts, but be curious what yours are.

[Steele1762]

13. .

No religion in politics. Fiscal sanity. acceptance and tolerance. A government not run by people who dont have our best interests at heart. I love cory booker the democrat, hes a great person who cares. I'd vote for him. I admire Marco rubio, the republican. he keeps faith out of it. He speaks for the portion of the tea party that only speaks of fiscal responsibility, not social dictatorship. I look down on the so-cons. they have no place in this. they can keep their faith, just dont campaign with it, or deny other peoples rights with it.

[xfundy]

18. Fail.

Rubio echoes the invisible man in the sky nonsense.

Fail.

Tea party?

Fail.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

19. If you admire that clown Rubio, that says all we need to know about you.

Enjoy your (short) stay.

[xfundy]

17. WOW, you picked a great time to come out.

Oh, wait, no.

You obviously had no problem during the years when your party was, er, IS, overrun with racist, fascist, hatefilled, cruel, Greedy Old Pigs claiming their superiority over everyone else, including the educated, scientists, teachers, police and firefighters.

You bought into the whole mess. For years.

Yes, we offer redemption, forgiveness, all the things religion used to offer. But, honestly, why should you get off easy, with this very late "realization?"