Everyone who knows me, knows I have voted democratic for most of my adult life, even though I am registered Republican. At 18, you tend to align with your parents; mine are Republican. The last Republican I voted for was Ronald Reagan. I have voted either independent or democratic overwhelmingly since 1980, although my ballot is a hodgepodge of parties. I either vote my conscience or, in disgust, vote the incumbents out by voting for fresh blood. Dad always said, if the country needed to go in a different direction, "Vote the b@stards out." He just meant vote the democratic incumbents out. LOL.
Whenever my Dad hears that I'm not voting in lockstep with him (e.g., Republican), he always says, "But you are a fiscal conservative!" This, finally, helps me answer that question of why, as a fiscal conservative, I vote overwhelmingly democratic. Because 1) the democrats tend to leave us with a much more balanced budget (and usually surpluses, as in the case of Clinton), and 2) they are much more compassionate than the Republicans. So, Dad, I guess I am a Compassionate Fiscal Conservative and because the Republicans can't seem to be able to tolerate such a creature, it is time for me to change my political registration to Democrat. Finally.
Andrew Sullivan over at the Daily Dish (one of my coffee break regular reads) hits the nail on the head here: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/09/the-gop-vs-fiscal-conservatism.html
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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