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Could be politics, religion, music, sports, family life or anything in-between and outside the lines. (I refuse to say "outside the box," even if my chosen line means exactly the same thing) Chronologically, I'm 40. The consensus among those who know me best puts me somewhere between 10 and 13 in terms of maturity. I love listening to Jimmy Buffett, the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers and all acts Country (except the Dixie Chicks who offended my long-held,closed-minded view of decent behavior) I have deep, strong beliefs in all things I believe in and sometimes in things I don't. I pride myself in my contradictory nature even though it is a sign of weakness to change one's mind. I have been known to waver more than John Kerry talking about national defense, though I remain steadfast in my beliefs. I am prepared to argue to the death on one issue and one issue alone; Dickey Betts should be allowed back in the Allman Brothers. On this, there is no compromise. I believe in compromise in all other areas so long as the compromise includes everything that I want or believe in. In all seriousness, I am a lucky man, blessed with a wonderful family and an uncanny ability to not care about anything if the situation requires such. I believe that minds are like parachutes in that they have been known to fail their user, albeit with a slightly lower fatality rate. So that's me, or at least that's kind of me. I mean, I felt that way right before I didn't.

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Lefties aren't all bad; just wrong

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Contributed by: Bill Prather on 8/27/2006

There's an election coming up. It's early yet, but signs are posted and operatives are out. I'm not sure how I'm voting. I'm waiting for my favorite organizations to weigh-in before I decide. For instance, where does the ACLU (Anti-Christian Litigants Union) come down in Colorado's gubernatorial race? Surely they oppose the openly Catholic Bill Ritter. What does PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals) think of the 7th Congressional District? Didn't O'Donnell once eat a steak? While wearing leather? Can't trust him.

I can't make up my mind until I know how the lunatic fringe is feeling. I would venture to guess they're feeling pretty frisky this year. With polls showing George W. Bush's approval rating somewhere in the neighborhood of Harry S. Truman's, the Air(head) America crowd must be positively giddy. The American public is poised to take a stand and elect people who oppose the current administration. You know, turn things around! Make a difference.

Like Eisenhower, elected on the promise of ending the "conflict" in Korea. Ike got us a cease-fire, just as he promised. Fifty-four years later, North Korea is financing terrorism while thumbing its nose at the world and flinging missiles haphazardly toward democracies in Asia. Nice turn of events. That's what happens when emotion trumps intellect. Emotion is wonderful when you're making a wedding proposal (even if it's "same-sex," but that's a topic for another time. Sorry. That discussion could be a lot of fun) but when it comes to what's best for our country, we should listen to that voice of reason in the back of our collective mind. Give Stuart Smalley a well-deserved spanking and send him to his room.

You have to love the elitist, lefty, pretend intellectuals. You know who I'm talking about. They drive around with Kerry/ Edwards stickers stuck to their bumpers (still! get over it, you lost!) Their left-turn signals are eternally illuminated. They have bumper-stickers stating, "Don't blame me, I voted for Kerry," believing that somehow that statement identifies them as something more than an ignorant boob. They're not bad people. They're just ill-informed. Don't blame them, it isn't their fault. Maybe they're too busy. Sometimes, people get so busy, they forget to think. It happens all the time. Didn't this country elect Bill Clinton twice?

It's too easy. Whatever PETA, the ACLU, NOW, MOVE-ON or any lefty organization endorses is probably bad for America. Don't believe me? Look it up. The folks on the left aren't all evil. Some of them are just ignorant.

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