tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15092616.post338469160455749498..comments2023-11-02T10:16:27.780-05:00Comments on Heart Of The Wise: Epiphany Moments or, How I Came To Think The Way I DoSeane-Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223095530241687589noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15092616.post-30000424077470793222007-09-23T19:29:00.000-05:002007-09-23T19:29:00.000-05:00Great post that chronicles a personal transformati...Great post that chronicles a personal transformation.<BR/><BR/>I often think that both Parties play a part in a huge "Con Game" on the Electorate.<BR/><BR/>They each use hot-button issues and phrases to pluck a certain portion of the electorate to their side.<BR/><BR/>Think about it this way, if the Democrats actually rewarded their Liberal base, well, we'd already be out of Iraq, as the Democrats in Congress would've pulled the plug (they didn't) and while the GOP had the WH and both Houses of Congress the Religious Right would've had its ox gored - didn't happen, as we still have Roe v Wade on the books, no prayer in school, etc.<BR/><BR/>See/<BR/><BR/>BOTH Parties merely tweak around the edges, because (1) the vast middle doesn't want much drastic change and (2) the truly wealthy (those who don't rely on income for the bulk of their wealth) are the ones who fund the elections in BOTH Parties.<BR/><BR/>Make no mistake, as a Conservative tradionalist, I feel the GOPs stated agenda is far closer to my own, BUT the GOP doesn't govern Conservatively any more than the Democrats govern all that Liberally.<BR/><BR/>Yes, often slight changes in policy can trigger cataclysmic shifts (financially and otherwise) for millions, but by and large, neither Party has had much stomach for major change.<BR/><BR/>As to the majority of blacks, Hispanics and Asians voting Democratic....I don't know why so many largely tradionalist people fall for the Liberal line, other than the fact that Liberals have been very effective at smearing Conservatives as "xenophobic and racist."<BR/><BR/>While it's sad that works....it obviously still does.JMKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281344324964417974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15092616.post-18721646244479054162007-09-02T07:24:00.000-05:002007-09-02T07:24:00.000-05:00I wish that more "Liberals" could see the things t...I wish that more "Liberals" could see the things that set you on the path to conservatism, but most are so "dyed in the wool, unthinking, uncaring" conformists that they do not have the ability to use their brains for "common sense things" anymore. Very nice post, and I hope that more Liberals can see what you wrote here. I am glad to have you as a thinking conservative. If you ever wanted to write a post on my blog, I would be honored to let you.<BR/><BR/>-Robert-<BR/>http://elwoodin.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com