even though my car is shitty, i can't even dream of owning another.

i no longer want to be called a hippie.
the connotation just doesn't fit my world view anymore.

i'm on the left on most things.
drug laws
most environmental issues
universal healthcare
universal education
most foreign policy

but i'm on the right for some things.
i support the death penalty
bring on the genetically engineered foods
reduction of welfare benefits.
imf and world bank are good things
so is the globalisation of the world economy
nuclear power is efficient and clean if we handle it properly
we need to have a strong military (but that doesn't mean we have to use it pre-emptively. oops, this is supposed to be my right list)

i find i have a conglomeration of political viewpoints, and that most political parties out there do not satisfy most of my needs.
i am anti rumsfeld, wolfowitz, and cheney
i'm pro clinton (bill) and i think president dean has a nice ring to it.

i'm thinking that i should just start my own political party. the choice party. cuz it's the right choice at the right time.

i make my first run for the presidency in 2016.

in liberal news, i give the thumbs up to the new gay bishop of the episcopal chuch.

in conservative news, the same legal challenges used in bush v. gore (which settled the infamous florida scandel and gave bush the presidency) are being used by gray davis in his bid to stop the gop-lead recall effort in california.