Conservative?

[ricky bobby]

I consider myself a conservative but when I read some of the comments on Walton County Republican and Tea Party pages on Facebook and other blogs, I wonder if there isn't some confusion about conservatism. I'm not interested in whether candidates for local offices hate Obama and the Democrats and are so far to the right they're about to fall off the edge of the world. I want representatives who are honest, accountable to the voters, and act responsibly and in the best interest of all the citizens of Walton County. Hatred and bashing elected officials at the national level isn't going to do anything for us.

 

[Kurt]

You sound like a moderate. Most people in America are. They want a normal and good life but get sucked in to the drama promoted by the media. Listen to your inner voice and people you trust, not all the noise around you. It will turn you bitter.

 

[ricky bobby]

You sound like a moderate. Most people in America are. They want a normal and good life but get sucked in to the drama promoted by the media. Listen to your inner voice and people you trust, not all the noise around you. It will turn you bitter.

I'm more libertarian than anything else. I dislike the direction the country is going in and I'll vote for Romney and the whole Republican ticket on the national level. On a local level, I'll consider the qualifications and any other information I can get on the candidates. The corruption in Walton county troubles me and I don't give a pass to the little Republican clique, just because they rant and rave about how conservative they are. They sure as heck haven't been conservative with our tax dollars.

 

[mputnal]

The problem with a two party system is polarization in the absolute. In otherwords you can not be a true blue republican or democrat if you are a moderate. This presents problems with candidates who are trustworthy moderates since the party will not support. We are in a bad place right now with our political envirnoment in that voters have only two options and neither option allows for moderate thinking. I heard an interview with the house speaker where he stated that compromise was not something that is considered a good thing in politics. I am now very disillusioned regarding either party. The only solution is for the voters is to demand a third party that allows for moderation in social and political issues. There is a new organization called America Elect that may be that third party one day but for now the superpacs control the outcome of an election. So, we really have two problems with our political system which is superpac controlled elections and the lack of a party that allows for moderate and compromising platforms. I like some things about the democratic party, some things about the republican party and some things about the libertarian ideology but there are no candidates that fit this bill. Good luck to me and others who are kind of tired with the lack of compromise and moderation in congress, at least for this November...

 

[Annie66]

I'm from Alabama and where I lived, all our county officials run as Democrats but most say they're conservative. On a national level, most people vote Republican. The ethnic makeup of the area has much to do with county party affiliation. While we have had some colorful elected officials, I've never seen the kind of thing that I see around here. And where I lived most of my life the school superintendent is appointed by the school board like 99.5 of the rest of the United States.

 

[Lake View Too]

The problem with a two party system is polarization in the absolute. In otherwords you can not be a true blue republican or democrat if you are a moderate. This presents problems with candidates who are trustworthy moderates since the party will not support. We are in a bad place right now with our political envirnoment in that voters have only two options and neither option allows for moderate thinking. I heard an interview with the house speaker where he stated that compromise was not something that is considered a good thing in politics. I am now very disillusioned regarding either party. The only solution is for the voters is to demand a third party that allows for moderation in social and political issues. There is a new organization called America Elect that may be that third party one day but for now the superpacs control the outcome of an election. So, we really have two problems with our political system which is superpac controlled elections and the lack of a party that allows for moderate and compromising platforms. I like some things about the democratic party, some things about the republican party and some things about the libertarian ideology but there are no candidates that fit this bill. Good luck to me and others who are kind of tired with the lack of compromise and moderation in congress, at least for this November...

This sums up my position extremely well. I cannot understand when a politician brands another politician as a "moderate", as if this is a terrible thing. There is no mistaking which side of the chasm I am on, but I have to wonder what the Republican extremist think they are achieving by widening the divide... again, I want to emphasize I am a moderate Democrat.

 

[Andy A]

This sums up my position extremely well. I cannot understand when a politician brands another politician as a "moderate", as if this is a terrible thing. There is no mistaking which side of the chasm I am on, but I have to wonder what the Republican extremist think they are achieving by widening the divide... again, I want to emphasize I am a moderate Democrat.

They are achieving the same thing as the liberal extremists...who also widen the divide. Oh, and I'm a moderate Republican.

 

[Jdarg]

I wish the candidates for Walton County Commissioner, school board, superintendent, judges, mosquito control, etc. would not start their campaign bios or ads off with "A true conservative Christian" or their party affiliation- I really only care what you are going to do about the problems of our community. If you are more concerned with church or your political party stuff, you aren't concentrating enough on the issues here.

 

[Andy A]

The answer to the problem is to do away with all party affiliations below the state level. It works quite well and the candidates tend to run on what they will accomplish and not on what they are personally.

 

[Jdarg]

The answer to the problem is to do away with all party affiliations below the state level. It works quite well and the candidates tend to run on what they will accomplish and not on what they are personally.

YES YES YES!!!! I am constantly flabbergasted here!