[aggieAXO]

Valkyrie-we must be twins-I am always agreeing with you. BTW my parents too are republicans, I am about to be 30 and as a veterinarian shell out tons of $$ to the govt. but I can also deal with this.

Originally posted by valkyrie


Aiiiii! You sound exactly like my parents!!

I have to say this...I have considered myself a democrat since I was old enough to form my own opinions on issues. To this day (I am 30) my dad has ALWAYS been telling me, "You'll change. I used to be liberal, yada yada yada, but you'll become a republican someday." I always laughed.

You know what? For once, my dad is wrong. I really, honestly believe in my heart of hearts, that I will always be a democrat, or, more accurately, liberal. As attorneys, my husband and I fork over wads of $$ with every paycheck, that's true. Honestly, though, I can deal with that.

Here's why -- I have always believed that there are some things that are more important than money, for example, my reproductive freedom, the ability of children to receive a public education free of religious influence, separation of church and state and the environment. On all of these issues, I agree with democrats and not republicans, 99% of the time. As humans, it is our duty to protect that goofy little frog, because it is our duty to take care of the earth -- if we don't, and if we continue to abuse it as we have been doing, we're all going to be screwed. I will happily shell out extra money to ensure all of these things in which I believe, even if that means that someone is abusing the system and getting money he or she doesn't deserve.

Aw, shucks. I'm going to go outside and hug a tree now.