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Because I don't believe it is the government's role to provide healthcare. What about poor people that smoke? Should they be forced to quit if the government is paying for their healthcare?

I'm with you on the last two.

Yeah, it was the whole capitalism thing. You picked Somalia as if they have my ideal form of government. Limited government does not equal no government. Fair enough on that, but there are only two areas of spending where cuts would make a significant difference: defense and social security/medicaid. Try winning an election with that platform. I would say that a Democrat President and Republican Congress meant that not much got done, which is a good thing in my book. And no I don't make more than $250K, but if you know of any med schools that pay you to attend, I would love to transf

Is that what you believed when you were conservative? I can only speak for my beliefs, and I favor security as a legitimate and necessary function of the government. Your whole schizophrenic view of conservatives doesn't apply to me. What's wrong with Hong Kong?

Appropriately named, though.

How about we compare Cuba and Hong Kong instead. And Somalia isn't a conservative's dream because it lacks the one government function that conservatives favor - security.

Indeed, though I would bet you want more government with more taxes while I want less of both.

I would say we got more government with less taxes.

Sure you can. Maybe you should try it sometime. I don't think he's a commie, but I also don't think he's a moderate. Between him and Hillary, I'd rather have him. He's at least a good person, but he's still pretty far left of center. This just illustrates my point, though. It's all about your perspective. From my side, Obama is leftwing. For someone further left than him, he's a moderate. But fascism doesn't equal conservatism. Conservatives are for less government. Bush/Cheney are for more government with less taxes.

And lots of Democrats/liberals think Bush is an extreme conservative.

Maybe Europe is ultra leftwing, and we're more moderate.

Yeah, everyone thinks their own beliefs are moderate and everyone else is an extremist.

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And yet if we did something, we'd just be invading another nation that posed no direct threat to us.

I hate to break it to you, but I knew that and was merely being a smartass.

I hate to break it to you, but Che's dead.

Happy Birthday!

It does make me feel better, but alas there was no pun.

You don't have any other problems with it?

The question isn't whether pollution is good but whether CO2 is pollution. If CO2 from burning fossil fuels isn't significantly influencing global warming, then it would be better to concentrate on other pollutants and not worry about CO2. I still think we should move away from oil to more sustainable energy sources. I just don't think it's the impending apocalypse if we don't do it immediately. Give the technology time.