Where do I fit politically? I am more fiscally conservative than a Republican. I believe in limiting government rather than just talking about it. And while I am socially conservative personally, I am more tolerant and accepting of liberal behaviors than Democrats.  So to sum it up, those who believe in limited government are fiscally conservative and socially tolerant. Unfortunately there is not a political Party that fits these parameters. Democrats make it clear they wish to engineer society through central planning, the education system and force. Republicans however claim to support limited government while   in practice always increase its size and join in with using it to manipulate and engineer society as they see fit.  It is very sad that people think they have the right to impose their moral beliefs onto others. Conservative or liberal, no one has the right   through legislating policy, especially at a federal level, to prevent or force pro...

By Matthew Hayward Now here is some political analytical truth. Two factions of the Republican Party, the ‘Christian conservatives’ and the Libertarians, have been working together in different capacities around the nation to restore integrity, first the GOP and second the Constitution. To one degree or another, the Tea Party is essentially made up of these two factions;. However, there are stark differences; we all agree that the party has moved so far to the left that it no longer represents people who believe in less government. So where do the Libertarian wing and the ‘Christian conservatives’ part ways? Libertarian-leaning Republicans have some things in common with the mainstream or moderate Republicans. Where moderates and ‘Christian conservatives often differ the most on social issues, the Libertarian wing falls closer to the ‘moderates.’   In fact, it could be argued that the   Libertarian wing is the real moderate wing of the Party,   and everyone agrees tha...

By Matthew Hayward Why is it that the only people I've heard say they like Chris Christie and think the GOP should consider him and move toward moderates are all Democrat strategists? Am I wrong, or should we believe that Chris Matthews is genuinely trying to aid the Republican Party in becoming competitive again? It's often said, in every campaign school you'll hear it, that you must move to the middle and go after those swing voters. If the Republican Party moves toward the middle of the spectrum, that means moving away from the left toward the right. The Republican Party has long ago moved past the middle toward the left. While I’m not a "Tea Party" person, I respect that those who are understand how far left the Republican Party has gone. Most of my friends on the left believe the Republican Party has never been more to the 'right,' and they think the Democrats have moved too far to the 'right.' But let’s look at right and left in simple te...