Conservatives are not as monolithic as you assume... they are hardly different than are democrats in that there is a broad variance on their political thought. The one thing that conservatives agree on is that the federal government has become to large, inefficient, and that it should be reigned in instead of expanding its power and foot print in the economy.. In my opinion you make the mistake of placing to much import on the religious right and the most ardent of the Tea Party folks... they themselves are not in agreement on many of the issues but they have been successful in finding a voice that as individuals 5 years ago they did not have.. Not all conservatives agree on abortion, or even gay marriage for that matter, but if you were to listen to the media, or read MM or Huffpo.. you would think that conservatives are all bible thumping cavemen who would like nothing better than to oppress our fellow citizens.. nothing is further from the truth, we just want to see fiscal sanity and to be left alone by the government and don't see that as so much to ask for as it is really representative of the principles that this country was founded on... Now liberals however, and this is only my impression, have an internal struggle, where conservatives view issues in terms of individual rights and freedoms, liberals fight for societal rights and freedoms and the necessity of government to impose those on our society... ie gay marriage and amnesty for the undocumented, heck an undocumented here in this country is better protected from the courts than a regular citizen is these days in many communities. Liberals see a need for a larger role for government in our society, and how does this manifest itself? Once in office they go about finding causes to champion and ills to cure, resulting in more and more legislation, more and more resources being devoted to this cause and that cause, this project or that project, all ending in less and less personal freedoms for individuals and businesses, and more and more need for an expanded tax base and increased revenues to the government which is actually just another way of transferring a larger portion of our economy and its control over to the government... This will be the ongoing fight until the day that the progressive element of the democratic party finally prevails and is able to impose its economic and social vision on the country.... This struggle has been going on for 150 years in this country and little by little progressives make their gains that are rarely turned back... they come into and out of power so this is not a steady progression but it is not new..

I just don't buy your characterization of conservatives or of the republican party, nor do I buy your characterization of our society as a whole when you say that the majority of the country thinks as you do... it is natural for people to think that they are in the majority, especially when in today's world so much of the media and information sources are sympathetic to your point of view, but that does not mean that you are correct in that assumption, there does exist a silent majority in this country and thank goodness that they are not so consumed by politics as are you and I that they would be sharing their thoughts on political threads like this one... they still see the country much the same as they have always seen this country and they have not drawn the lines in the sand that you and I have.. They will vote with the gut feelings and I think that they still see the country as not in need of much of the change that the progressive agenda is pressing for.. but that is only my opinion... we will see not only in this up coming election, but in the years that follow, how the mood of the country ebbs back and forth and where it finally settles.

The man simply spoke his mind. It is up to his constituents to approve with his position. He is a man of great faith and strong religious beliefs how dare YOU castigate him for speaking his mind.

You can't push off one dumbass as the whole republican party..

Typical of libs and typical of their minions in the press... I guess all Dems like emailing tweeting dic pics out over the web ala Anthony Wiener... makes about as much sense..

Blurryeyed
You're doing the same thing, using a broad brush to define all liberals. Actually I think both sides are guilty of doing so.

Conservatives are not as monolithic as you assume... they are hardly different than are democrats in that there is a broad variance on their political thought. The one thing that conservatives agree on is that the federal government has become to large, inefficient, and that it should be reigned in instead of expanding its power and foot print in the economy.. In my opinion you make the mistake of placing to much import on the religious right and the most ardent of the Tea Party folks... they themselves are not in agreement on many of the issues but they have been successful in finding a voice that as individuals 5 years ago they did not have.. Not all conservatives agree on abortion, or even gay marriage for that matter, but if you were to listen to the media, or read MM or Huffpo.. you would think that conservatives are all bible thumping cavemen who would like nothing better than to oppress our fellow citizens.. nothing is further from the truth, we just want to see fiscal sanity and to be left alone by the government and don't see that as so much to ask for as it is really representative of the principles that this country was founded on... Now liberals however, and this is only my impression, have an internal struggle, where conservatives view issues in terms of individual rights and freedoms, liberals fight for societal rights and freedoms and the necessity of government to impose those on our society... ie gay marriage and amnesty for the undocumented, heck an undocumented here in this country is better protected from the courts than a regular citizen is these days in many communities. Liberals see a need for a larger role for government in our society, and how does this manifest itself? Once in office they go about finding causes to champion and ills to cure, resulting in more and more legislation, more and more resources being devoted to this cause and that cause, this project or that project, all ending in less and less personal freedoms for individuals and businesses, and more and more need for an expanded tax base and increased revenues to the government which is actually just another way of transferring a larger portion of our economy and its control over to the government... This will be the ongoing fight until the day that the progressive element of the democratic party finally prevails and is able to impose its economic and social vision on the country.... This struggle has been going on for 150 years in this country and little by little progressives make their gains that are rarely turned back... they come into and out of power so this is not a steady progression but it is not new..

I just don't buy your characterization of conservatives or of the republican party, nor do I buy your characterization of our society as a whole when you say that the majority of the country thinks as you do... it is natural for people to think that they are in the majority, especially when in today's world so much of the media and information sources are sympathetic to your point of view, but that does not mean that you are correct in that assumption, there does exist a silent majority in this country and thank goodness that they are not so consumed by politics as are you and I that they would be sharing their thoughts on political threads like this one... they still see the country much the same as they have always seen this country and they have not drawn the lines in the sand that you and I have.. They will vote with the gut feelings and I think that they still see the country as not in need of much of the change that the progressive agenda is pressing for.. but that is only my opinion... we will see not only in this up coming election, but in the years that follow, how the mood of the country ebbs back and forth and where it finally settles.

Lotta folks in that area believe that the world is 6,000 years old, and that men existed at the same time as dinosaurs. Sorta like Fred Flintstone riding dinosaurs.

Here's the flagship-

http://creationmuseum.org/about/

Home schooling is a wonderful concept. The student can never learn more than the teacher knows. I'll bet these Moms and Dads are on the cutting edge of intellectual pursuits. More and more, America is becoming a theocracy. You know, like Iran and the Ayatollahs.

Yup! You're right! But this idiot in MI is very disturbing, and of course it will be the top of the 24 hour news cycle and blogs. He is not representative of conservative thought but he will be painted that way... he represents a minority movement in the party just as some dems do... someone in this thread brought up Hank Johnson, the democratic congressman who thought that if we stationed more military in Guam that we would cause the island to capsize and sink into the sea... this guy falls into the same category, neither one represents the intellectual movement within their parties. Actually the Admiral does a great job of maintaining a respectful dialogue during the congressman's questioning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNZczIgVXjg