Economic Left/Right: 3.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.56
Today, Feb 20, 2008
Economic Left/Right: 3.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.36
So it looks like I am basically consistent here, although slightly more authoritarian.
What bothers me however is where I fall in comparison to the 2008 Presidential Primary field. Can the individuals behind The Political Compass really get an accurate score from speechs, policy papers, and voting records? I am really that different than most Republicans? I know that I have very little in common with the Democrats. I wish there were concrete scores available for the candidates. None of the candidates that I know of has taken the test and posted his/her score on the web. Maybe Lessig can post his if he decides to run for Congress.
How can I be closer to Hillary than Huckabee, let alone my preferred candidate Fred Thompson? Something is not right here. I just cannot figure out where yet, I dug through my Camino cache and printed out my answers to all the questions. Maybe I can learn something by reviewing them again. Who knows.
The Obama camp is claiming that they had no part in creating this video. Clearly, the video is borrowed from Apple and re-mixed for Obama v. Clinton. Looks like it could be a user-generated mash-up to me. There is no way the Obama campaign would stoop so low so as degenerate the socialism Hillary would bring to America if allowed to!
Regardless, this video could mean huge changes in the 2008 President Election campaigns. Just think of money candidates could save by not running so many TV commercials when they can run them on the net for free. No need to high production costs if your base can put compelling commercials together for you. Are you paying attention broadcast media? Do current election laws handle this?
I heard the tail end of Mike Gallagher’s segment with Tom DeLay this morning. Looks like he is going to make a come back via the blog and his Grassroots Action and Information Network (GAIN). Welcome to the blogosphere Tom. I wish more of our leaders were involved here.
In all honesty, I did not fully realize the impact or potential of the blogosphere until very recently, when Red State gave me the opportunity to post some of my observations in the wake of the recent midterm elections. The response I received was overwhelming, and I would like to again thank the fine people at that site.
This experience brought me to the immediate realization that I needed to become more directly involved in the blogosphere. TomDeLay.com is the product of our latest effort to find new ways to connect, unite and organize conservatives from all over America into a real grassroots political force.
Looking at the GAIN application (you might want to convert this to PDF format) I notice the requirements for two references who can vouch for one’s past in grassroots efforts. Are newcomers unwelcome in GAIN? The “impact and potential of the blogosphere” will bring many to want to get involved for the first time, only to be turned away. (Mr. DeLay, please correct me if I am wrong about GAIN membership.)
