However, I am not willing to be voting for the Party of NO after sins with crashing the Economy and two wars under Bush's helm. I aint going to be voting Republican any time soon and the fringe tea party faction is not helping there case.Or, you could try and educate yourself about what has the better chance of working
I'm not even old to vote in 2012. Only 5 months away...
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Yes, that doesn't seem the most likely event.I actually agree with you, though chances are the third party I'd vote for isn't the same as yours
Really? I wouldn't think that UKIP are very much in line with your ideals- they're British conservatives, which means strong support for the state and the authority of the state, as well as the monarchy and the aristocracy, the retention of an unelected upper house, and the power of the government to interfere in the economy in a protectionist and moralistic manner. Any points on which you agree with them are likely points which they have in common with the Classical Liberal wing of the Conservative Party (which is increasingly dominant on a national level).
Good plan.
Yes, that doesn't seem the most likely event.
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To some extent, those issues are diplomatic, a recognition of electoral viability, rather than a strong ideological commitment (for example, the Tories have long advocated the re-privatisation of healthcare, through various means and to varying extents). Also, the death penalty is seen as an authoritarian issue in Europe, and as such is viewed with scepticism by liberals of both the social and classical stripes. The only ones really interested in its resurrection are the ultra-Tories and the fascists, who are both far from libertarian.Really? Well, I claim to know little about British politics. This is what I know:
Line from many Brits here: "Obama would fit well into the conservative party over here" (Obama is actually seen as pretty far-left by average Americans, at least in terms of American politics with Politicians like Palin and Ron Paul supporting the far economic right in America. Of course, some are more economically radical in either direction.)
I do know the Conservatives are ALWAYS opposed to capital punishment, and while I understand why some people oppose capital punishment USUALLY, how someone could oppose it for a mass murderer who was proven guilty for several murders and rape of children and is basically known to be guilty (I question the odds of getting it wrong twice, but 10 + times?) then I question why you would care for their rights not to suffer as much as possible without outright torture. In any case, that alone wouldn't make me not vote for them, but I don't like it.
They support a government-run health care system and a MUCH bigger welfare state than most Republicans over here do (And even they support too much.
Y'know, it's honestly hard to say- they sit to the left and right of each on different issues, and Cameron's position is somewhat obscured by the stronger influence that the party has on the British Prime Minister than on the US President (unlike a President, a PM can be deposed at a moment's notice). There's also the simple fact that a certain degree of Obama's right-leaning and Cameron's left-leaning lies in their inaction- on gay marriage, for example- rather than either ideological or practical commitment.
Sure, so long as you're wealthy.
