Who would you vote for?

[Billy the Great Khan]

So much discussion and discourse, might as well see where everyone lies.

 

[cawacko]

I wouldn't today. I want to see who all officially enters the race before I even begin to care.

Edit: My bad, didn't see the poll.

 

[Bonestorm]

The Democrat.

 

[Crashk]

not the republicon

 

[Guns Guns Guns]

So much discussion and discourse, might as well see where everyone lies.

You usually lie on JPP, as far as I know. Do you lie in other places as well?

 

[Billy the Great Khan]

not the republicon

Since Republican isn't an option....

 

[cawacko]

I will say I thought we had a fiscally conservative/socially liberal/libertarian Governor in Arnold here in CA and he turned out to be a disappointment. So while that is the combo I look for it doesn't mean I would necessarily support them.

 

[Mott the Hoople]

If your such a complete and total idiot that you vote on ideological grounds then you should probably do the nation a favor and stay home and not vote.

 

[Damocles]

I'll vote for the Not Obama. Because I have ODS.

 

[Billy the Great Khan]

If your such a complete and total idiot that you vote on ideological grounds then you should probably do the nation a favor and stay home and not vote.

Ideological grounds often translates into policy issues and how they have voted in the past (provided that they were an elected official of course).

 

[Jarod]

So what is the difference between a social liberal and a social libertarian?

 

[Billy the Great Khan]

Socially liberal people are more likely to support entitlement programs. Social Libertarians are not. Also, social liberals are more likely to support foreign aid, social libertarians less so. There is a blurring of the lines between all three groups at some point.

 

[Billy the Great Khan]

Bump, I want to see more results.

 

[Minister of Truth]

If your such a complete and total idiot that you vote on ideological grounds then you should probably do the nation a favor and stay home and not vote.

I think you mean party grounds. Ideological grounds are kind of a given in how someone should vote, unless the candidate is flawed enough in other ways.

 

[Rationalist]

Fiscal Conservative/Social Liberal
-or-
Fiscal Conservative/Social Libertarian

I'm a fiscal conservative, but not a libertarian. While the government should be considerably smaller than it is currently, I also believe the Federal government should have some meat to it. During the 2000 Presidential campaign, I recall the Libertarian candidate stating that Federal spending should be around $100 billion. Not only is that ludicrous, it is also dangerous.

I'm mostly anti-war. I supported Afghanistan, but I oppose nation building. We shouldn't have invaded Iraq and we sure as hell shouldn't be attacking Libya.

Immigration is good for America, but it should be done legally. We should dramatically increase the number of troops on the borders. Also, since we obviously cannot deport the 14 million illegal immigrants currently residing in the country, we need to provide a path for legal residence and eventual citizenship.

On social issues, I'm left-wing except on gun control, which I oppose. I am pro-life in principle, but as far as the law is concerned, I'm pro-choice. On gay marriage, I am supportive so long as marriage is a government issue (IMO, the best solution is to get the government out of marriage altogether). I am in favor of legalizing any drug that doesn't make someone go batshit crazy and kill other people. Heroin, cocaine, marijuana, etc. should be legalized. Prostitution should also be legalized. It baffles me why pornography is legal but prostitution isn't; the two are fundamentally the same. I support separation of church and state, although I wouldn't go as far as many on the left. For instance, I don't think a cross at a war memorial on government property is unconstitutional.

I support gradually privatizing SS and Medicare, and replacing the income tax with a national sales tax.

To summarize: I am supportive of a powerful Federal government, but one that 1) Spends within its means, and 2) Leaves me the fuck alone.

 

[Minister of Truth]

I'm the same way: fiscally conservative rather than libertarian. I would be a Federalist if the party still existed, and that party believed in a strong, assertive federal government that made the most of the powers granted to it by the Constitution. The reason why I currently support libertarians is because committed fiscal conservatives seem hard to come by, and because I believe some drastic actions that libertarians would take are necessary in the short term, considering the problems we face.

 

[Billy the Great Khan]

I'm pretty much a social Libertarian on everything except certain entitlement programs. Fiscally I support some Libertarian principles and some Conservative ones. I like the idea of the states having more power in most areas than the federal government, but on the opposite side of things the federal government needs strength in some areas. Energy for example. I'd like the federal government to set policy for energy, and leave the rest up to the states. Education however should not be so involved federally. I don't like the idea of corporate welfare except in the most extreme circumstances. I don't generally like the idea of getting involved in anything internationally, but I do support our actions in Libya thus far.