November 17, 2003
Rage of the Moderates
Again, I turn to the NY Times Most Emailed Articles for inspiration:
Tom Friedman makes a call for more passionate moderates.
It has been a while since I referred to myself as a “flaming moderate” but that’s pretty much what I am. Over the weekend, I had Jank tell me that he had expected me to be more of a bleeding-heart liberal than I am, and I had another friend tell me “you’re a Republican, I don’t care what you say” and so I guess I’m still doing a good flaming-moderate job out there.
FTR, I’ll list a breakdown of my flaming positions on either side of the political fence:
Left:
* militantly pro-choice
* environmentalism - desire for stringent regulation and enforcement, PLEASE PRETTY PLEASE.
* health care - I believe that it is our responsibility to make sure everyone has access to the care they need.
* progressive income tax structure
* drug laws need to be reevaluated, the war on drugs is a farce and a waste
Right:
*death penalty - fully support it
* gun laws - wary of them, for the most part