Do you satisfy the Republican purity test?

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When did they put out this nonsense?  Talk about cutting your nose off.  Anyway...

(1) We support smaller government, smaller national debt, lower deficits and lower taxes by opposing bills like Obama’s “stimulus” bill; -- In general, "smaller government" is best.  However, there are aspects of the government that needs to be larger and other aspects that need to be removed all together.  Yes in regards to the national debt and deficits and taxes.  You can't oppose the stimulus bill 9 months after it was enacted.  However, the stimulus bill that was pasted was a complete waste of time, money, and effort, especially when those funds could have been used towards more beneficial long-term NATIONAL projects (since we are talking about federal funds and not state funds).

(2) We support market-based health care reform and oppose Obama-style government run health care; -- Too general.  Market-based is best, but you need better (and more clear) government regulations.  All this nonsense about insurance companies denying patients coverage and care (for example) can be cleared by simply passing legislation saying insurance companies cannot deny the patients.

(3) We support market-based energy reforms by opposing cap and trade legislation; -- Two separate issues.  Cap and trade, while "market-based" is a government program that impacts the ability for energy producers to produce in a free-market system.  However, since most of these providers are authorized local monopolies, you dealing with muddy waters to begin with.  With that said, I disagree.  Going back to point one and tying it in with the hydrogen initiative, this is where the funds spent on the worthless stimulus pet projects should have been divered to.  Building new nuclear reactors and hydrogen production sites would have created real, lasting jobs across the country and would provide a return on investment through taxes over the life-span of the power plants.

(4) We support workers’ right to secret ballot by opposing card check; -- Yes.  Card check is a stupid concept and only serves as a bullying ploy by the dying unions.

(5) We support legal immigration and assimilation into American society by opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants; -- Yes.  The problem is the classification of "amnesty."  You have 10+ Million illegals running around the country right now.  Where does amnesty end and heavily penalizing illegals so they can buy their way into legal status or be deported begin?

(6) We support victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges; -- It can't be a military-recommended-only solution.  Stupid Steele.

(7) We support containment of Iran and North Korea, particularly effective action to eliminate their nuclear weapons threat; -- "effective action?"  Care to define that?

(8 ) We support retention of the Defense of Marriage Act; -- The states are the ones who should define what a marriage is.  The problem is when you start dealing with interstate commerce.  If one state recognizes gay marriage and the insurance companies in that state offer coverage for the couple, but they move to another state that doesn't recognize the marriage and/or can't obtain insurance coverage, the persons are left in limbo.  For this reason I support a national definition.

(9) We support protecting the lives of vulnerable persons by opposing health care rationing and denial of health care and government funding of abortion; and -- There shouldn't be government funding of abortions in any case (unless it happens on a military base), even if the person is on welfare.  It should be picked up by the state.  But even in that case, it should be provided in cases of rape, incest, or threat to mothers life.  Elective procedures should be out of pocket.

(10) We support the right to keep and bear arms by opposing government restrictions on gun ownership. -- Since I think the government has the right to limit certain types of weapons from general sales as well as establish screening regulations before obtaining a permit, this statement is too vauge to support.

I guess I'd be a bad republican.


Why 8 of the 10? Because Ronald Reagan once said "that someone who agreed with him 8 out of 10 times was his friend, not his opponent." Makes perfect sense.
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