As most of you know, I tend to be a moderate conservative - if you had to narrow it down to two words - but even that doesn’t describe me. My approach to life is that of personal and fiscal responsibility, moral absolutes and social perspective. People have tried to nail me down to an ideology but usually such attempts tend to be frustrated. I consider myself an independent. There is a fine line between independent and moderate, though. A moderate falls near the middle of the figurative horizontal line spanning the gap between left and right, and such a moderate is evaluated as such based on that standard. An independent, on the other hand, is not anchored to that line. They think outside the box (or the line) and tend to be moderate in politics and creative in method. The two are very similar.
Campaign Finance Reform
The idea that somehow Congress can remove funding from political parties, even if the funding is in the form of soft money
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bill h 04.28.05 at 8:29 pm
Well, Aaron, you certainly do regurgitate the well stated moderate positions on the media defined “hot-button” topics very well. Don’t know how much creativity or innovation I see from your “independant” (sic) side. Perhaps a spelling class or just learning to use the spell check button would be of benefit. Sorry. Ordinarily I would cut you some slack there…but after repeatedly being forced to cringe, I just had to mention it.
Anyway…in the “if you want to impress me” category…or to be blunt…if you want my vote…
Paragraph 1:
You make a valid point about what doesn’t work and why with “campaign finance reforem”…um, any “creative” ideas on just what the solution might be, and just why you feel it needs to be reformed? Perhaps if you start at the beginning and define the problem first, then devote an entire blog just to that subject and perhaps over time you can get around to building a platform…one plank at a time. But, kudos for having the guts to stand up and speak. Even if it’s just repetition. Now show me some original thought. Be really “independant”, jump off the band wagon, make your own wagon, and get others to jump on. OK, enough patronizing, seriously, though, one subject, start to finish. Be thorough. Define a problem and then solve it.
Extra credit: Come up with issues other folks don’t talk about. Identify problems the mainstream or anyone else even sees. (Hint: you were on the right track with the oil thing)
At least if you want to stand out from the herd and actually get elected. Me, I’m too scared of getting shot. haha
bill h 04.28.05 at 8:45 pm
PS: I’m really diggin’ the “you can’t nail me down” thing. Should be a very useful skill when you actually run for office. :)
PPS: I’m registered non-partisan myself.
Cheers
bill h 04.28.05 at 9:29 pm
Well, Aaron, you certainly do regurgitate the well stated moderate positions on the media defined “hot-button” topics very well. Don’t know how much creativity or innovation I see from your “independant” (sic) side. Perhaps a spelling class or just learning to use the spell check button would be of benefit. Sorry. Ordinarily I would cut you some slack there…but after repeatedly being forced to cringe, I just had to mention it.
Anyway…in the “if you want to impress me” category…or to be blunt…if you want my vote…
Paragraph 1:
You make a valid point about what doesn’t work and why with “campaign finance reforem”…um, any “creative” ideas on just what the solution might be, and just why you feel it needs to be reformed? Perhaps if you start at the beginning and define the problem first, then devote an entire blog just to that subject and perhaps over time you can get around to building a platform…one plank at a time. But, kudos for having the guts to stand up and speak. Even if it’s just repetition. Now show me some original thought. Be really “independant”, jump off the band wagon, make your own wagon, and get others to jump on. OK, enough patronizing, seriously, though, one subject, start to finish. Be thorough. Define a problem and then solve it.
Extra credit: Come up with issues other folks don’t talk about. Identify problems the mainstream or anyone else even sees. (Hint: you were on the right track with the oil thing)
At least if you want to stand out from the herd and actually get elected. Me, I’m too scared of getting shot. haha
bill h 04.28.05 at 9:29 pm
Well, Aaron, you certainly do regurgitate the well stated moderate positions on the media defined “hot-button” topics very well. Don’t know how much creativity or innovation I see from your “independant” (sic) side. Perhaps a spelling class or just learning to use the spell check button would be of benefit. Sorry. Ordinarily I would cut you some slack there…but after repeatedly being forced to cringe, I just had to mention it.
Anyway…in the “if you want to impress me” category…or to be blunt…if you want my vote…
Paragraph 1:
You make a valid point about what doesn’t work and why with “campaign finance reforem”…um, any “creative” ideas on just what the solution might be, and just why you feel it needs to be reformed? Perhaps if you start at the beginning and define the problem first, then devote an entire blog just to that subject and perhaps over time you can get around to building a platform…one plank at a time. But, kudos for having the guts to stand up and speak. Even if it’s just repetition. Now show me some original thought. Be really “independant”, jump off the band wagon, make your own wagon, and get others to jump on. OK, enough patronizing, seriously, though, one subject, start to finish. Be thorough. Define a problem and then solve it.
Extra credit: Come up with issues other folks don’t talk about. Identify problems the mainstream or anyone else even sees. (Hint: you were on the right track with the oil thing)
At least if you want to stand out from the herd and actually get elected. Me, I’m too scared of getting shot. haha
bill h 04.28.05 at 9:29 pm
Well, Aaron, you certainly do regurgitate the well stated moderate positions on the media defined “hot-button” topics very well. Don’t know how much creativity or innovation I see from your “independant” (sic) side. Perhaps a spelling class or just learning to use the spell check button would be of benefit. Sorry. Ordinarily I would cut you some slack there…but after repeatedly being forced to cringe, I just had to mention it.
Anyway…in the “if you want to impress me” category…or to be blunt…if you want my vote…
Paragraph 1:
You make a valid point about what doesn’t work and why with “campaign finance reforem”…um, any “creative” ideas on just what the solution might be, and just why you feel it needs to be reformed? Perhaps if you start at the beginning and define the problem first, then devote an entire blog just to that subject and perhaps over time you can get around to building a platform…one plank at a time. But, kudos for having the guts to stand up and speak. Even if it’s just repetition. Now show me some original thought. Be really “independant”, jump off the band wagon, make your own wagon, and get others to jump on. OK, enough patronizing, seriously, though, one subject, start to finish. Be thorough. Define a problem and then solve it.
Extra credit: Come up with issues other folks don’t talk about. Identify problems the mainstream or anyone else even sees. (Hint: you were on the right track with the oil thing)
At least if you want to stand out from the herd and actually get elected. Me, I’m too scared of getting shot. haha
Aaron Brazell 04.28.05 at 9:45 pm
I’ll ignore the troll-like comments and simply say, thanks for pointing out the spelling issue. I was rushing this entry out. Should be fixed now.
bill h 04.28.05 at 9:45 pm
PS: I’m really diggin’ the “you can’t nail me down” thing. Should be a very useful skill when you actually run for office. :)
PPS: I’m registered non-partisan myself.
Cheers
bill h 04.28.05 at 9:45 pm
PS: I’m really diggin’ the “you can’t nail me down” thing. Should be a very useful skill when you actually run for office. :)
PPS: I’m registered non-partisan myself.
Cheers
bill h 04.28.05 at 9:45 pm
PS: I’m really diggin’ the “you can’t nail me down” thing. Should be a very useful skill when you actually run for office. :)
PPS: I’m registered non-partisan myself.
Cheers
Aaron Brazell 04.28.05 at 10:45 pm
I’ll ignore the troll-like comments and simply say, thanks for pointing out the spelling issue. I was rushing this entry out. Should be fixed now.
Aaron Brazell 04.28.05 at 10:45 pm
I’ll ignore the troll-like comments and simply say, thanks for pointing out the spelling issue. I was rushing this entry out. Should be fixed now.
Aaron Brazell 04.28.05 at 10:45 pm
I’ll ignore the troll-like comments and simply say, thanks for pointing out the spelling issue. I was rushing this entry out. Should be fixed now.
Vinnie Garcia 04.29.05 at 9:42 am
Very nice points. I find I agree with most of what you’ve said, except for the Campaign Finance reform thing (that’s just out of my ignorance, I don’t know much about the issue). I’m a bit on the fence about government regulation of the market (I think some of it is a necessary evil), but I agree fully with all your points on personal freedoms.
On the legalization issue: how do you feel about age minimums, i.e. 18 to buy cigarettes, 21 to buy liquor? While I feel they’re arbitrary ages, I do feel that some kind of cutoff is necessary. This might not even be an issue if parents were to teach their kids about responsible use early on (not necessarily get them to use alcohol at 13, but teach them moderation if they do decide to use it).
As for how I vote, I’m registered as independent but tend to vote Democrat or Independent depending on the issue. Voting Republican is rare for me especially with the socially conservative agenda many have been putting forth, but it does happen sometimes. I vote mostly based on social issues and I’m a social liberal though.
Aaron 04.29.05 at 10:25 am
I agree with the 18 year age limit on cigarettes. I think it should be the same for alcohol. At 18, a person is a legal adult and should be free to make his own choice. And if an 18, 19 or 20 year old can go get shot at in Iraq, surely they should be allowed to buy a beer.
Vinnie Garcia 04.29.05 at 10:42 am
Very nice points. I find I agree with most of what you’ve said, except for the Campaign Finance reform thing (that’s just out of my ignorance, I don’t know much about the issue). I’m a bit on the fence about government regulation of the market (I think some of it is a necessary evil), but I agree fully with all your points on personal freedoms.
On the legalization issue: how do you feel about age minimums, i.e. 18 to buy cigarettes, 21 to buy liquor? While I feel they’re arbitrary ages, I do feel that some kind of cutoff is necessary. This might not even be an issue if parents were to teach their kids about responsible use early on (not necessarily get them to use alcohol at 13, but teach them moderation if they do decide to use it).
As for how I vote, I’m registered as independent but tend to vote Democrat or Independent depending on the issue. Voting Republican is rare for me especially with the socially conservative agenda many have been putting forth, but it does happen sometimes. I vote mostly based on social issues and I’m a social liberal though.
Vinnie Garcia 04.29.05 at 10:42 am
Very nice points. I find I agree with most of what you’ve said, except for the Campaign Finance reform thing (that’s just out of my ignorance, I don’t know much about the issue). I’m a bit on the fence about government regulation of the market (I think some of it is a necessary evil), but I agree fully with all your points on personal freedoms.
On the legalization issue: how do you feel about age minimums, i.e. 18 to buy cigarettes, 21 to buy liquor? While I feel they’re arbitrary ages, I do feel that some kind of cutoff is necessary. This might not even be an issue if parents were to teach their kids about responsible use early on (not necessarily get them to use alcohol at 13, but teach them moderation if they do decide to use it).
As for how I vote, I’m registered as independent but tend to vote Democrat or Independent depending on the issue. Voting Republican is rare for me especially with the socially conservative agenda many have been putting forth, but it does happen sometimes. I vote mostly based on social issues and I’m a social liberal though.
Vinnie Garcia 04.29.05 at 10:42 am
Very nice points. I find I agree with most of what you’ve said, except for the Campaign Finance reform thing (that’s just out of my ignorance, I don’t know much about the issue). I’m a bit on the fence about government regulation of the market (I think some of it is a necessary evil), but I agree fully with all your points on personal freedoms.
On the legalization issue: how do you feel about age minimums, i.e. 18 to buy cigarettes, 21 to buy liquor? While I feel they’re arbitrary ages, I do feel that some kind of cutoff is necessary. This might not even be an issue if parents were to teach their kids about responsible use early on (not necessarily get them to use alcohol at 13, but teach them moderation if they do decide to use it).
As for how I vote, I’m registered as independent but tend to vote Democrat or Independent depending on the issue. Voting Republican is rare for me especially with the socially conservative agenda many have been putting forth, but it does happen sometimes. I vote mostly based on social issues and I’m a social liberal though.
Aaron 04.29.05 at 11:25 am
I agree with the 18 year age limit on cigarettes. I think it should be the same for alcohol. At 18, a person is a legal adult and should be free to make his own choice. And if an 18, 19 or 20 year old can go get shot at in Iraq, surely they should be allowed to buy a beer.
Aaron 04.29.05 at 11:25 am
I agree with the 18 year age limit on cigarettes. I think it should be the same for alcohol. At 18, a person is a legal adult and should be free to make his own choice. And if an 18, 19 or 20 year old can go get shot at in Iraq, surely they should be allowed to buy a beer.
Aaron 04.29.05 at 11:25 am
I agree with the 18 year age limit on cigarettes. I think it should be the same for alcohol. At 18, a person is a legal adult and should be free to make his own choice. And if an 18, 19 or 20 year old can go get shot at in Iraq, surely they should be allowed to buy a beer.
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