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Alright, so I feel like I have stuff to write about now. I'm going to try to document my time as an intern in DC, if I remember to. I won't mention any names, including the name of the Representative I work for. As is the etiquette in DC, I shall refer to him as "my member." As in Member of Congress, not Penis
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I don't think things get done by catering to the middle. Some things, like healthcare or abortion (which shouldn't even be a political issue, but since it is, it's valid), don't really have a middle ground. Either you want everyone to have health insurance and you're willing to pay a little more in taxes (like Canada, or Sweden, or France, or...), or you're not. You're either for or against allowing a woman control over her own uterus. And it doesn't even matter how I feel on that particular subject. For example, I am personally not a fan of abortion. I really think it should be a last resort, and I don't think it's a safe form of birth control. Regardless, I believe that is a woman's right. I will never decide that for her. Thus, I am pro-choice. Now, I can't see the "pro-life" side (that's such a loaded term--like saying I'm pro-death)--if you don't want to have an abortion, don't have one. Voila. I will not compromise with those people. My uterus, my choice. Personally, I think we should go with the liberal view on abortion, because it's the one that allows people to live their own lives. The conservative view is all about placing restrictions, which I don't like. And I think that's true for a lot of different issues--choice vs. restrictions (usually about subjects that should't even be political issues).
So that is why I don't like moderatism.
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