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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
What we were discussing is whether you are a centrist. I admit there are Dems to the right of me. We have big tent.
Maybe your ESP isn't all it's cracked up to be.
What issue makes you think I'm so lefty?
This board is not where I go to lay out the platform I would run on if I were a candidate for office. When I criticize lefties here, there isn't much of conversation, so why bother? I've never been a big fan of Bill Clinton, HRC or Nancy Pelosi.
I've been fairly consistent in saying we need balanced budgets, and voted for McClintock for that reason. I said at the time that I thought he was the best person to be a check on the legislature. I also thought he would have been more competent than the alternatives.
You consistently twist my words. Why, bilmore, why? Did I really say that the lack of revenue is a "bigger" problem? I think I said that to change the curriculum you need to both make the teachers unions unhappy and to spend money, goring both sides' oxes. Go check if you like.
Well, "tone" was the wrong word -- I disagree fundamentally with their approach to governing. That said, I have posted here when I've agreed with them. For example, I said that the administration was right on the Dubai Ports thing. I will say that off the top of my head I can't think of an issue where I've ever agreed with Tom DeLay, so you may have me there.
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You are seriously deluded if you think anyone on this board does not think you are a knee jerk liberal. How do I know this without ESP? - I have been reading this board for over a year. I think your impression of yourself and your the impression you give off on the board are two totally different things.
Of all the posters I would say that you are the most ideologicaly rigid, except for maybe Taxwonk. The proof of the pudding is that all the posters on the right agree with me. Unless you argue you with someone its hard to understand how closed minded they really are.
However, I could be open to that fact that I am wrong. Anyone can correct me if they think I am wrong. Are there any conservatives on this board that think that although Ty is liberal, he is generally more openminded than the other liberals on the board?
And if that doesn't work for you - I will open it up even more- does anyone on this board think that Ty is not the most ideologicaly rigid person on the left? Is there anyone that thinks they are more liberal than Ty?
BTW: All liberals are for balanced budgets now that the Bush administration and the Republicans are creating them. The test is if you critisize them when the Dems are in control.
