I took one of those online quizzes that was supposed to indicate which political party you agreed with. I’m pretty convinced I’m solidly in one political camp. So I was surprised that my results were that I agreed with:<\/p>\n
Barack Obama on 71% of the issues,
\nRon Paul on 70% of the issues, and
\nMitt Romney on 69% of the issues. <\/p>\n
I could only conclude from that that the quiz was totally bogus or that that there’s really not that much separating the Democrats, Libertarians, and Republicans. At least according to this quiz there’s considerable overlap.<\/p>\n
Honestly, I think the quiz is right. There’s not that much that separates us.<\/p>\n
In the words of that great American man of letters, Alan Jackson, can’t we turn all that negative down just a tad? We’re not that far apart.<\/p>\n
“That’d be Alright”<\/b>[1]
\nby Alan Jackson<\/i><\/p>\n
If money grew on hackberry trees,
\nIf time wasn’t such a luxury;
\nIf love was lovesick over me:
\nThat’d be alright.<\/p>\n
If I could keep the wind in my sails,
\nKeep a hold of the tiger by the tail;
\nA half a ham sandwich in my lunch pail:
\nThat’d be alright.<\/p>\n
Yeah, that’d be alright.
\nThat’d be alright.
\nIf everybody, everywhere,
\nHad a lighter load to bear,
\nAnd a little bigger piece of the pie.
\nWe’d be livin’ us a pretty good life,
\nAnd that’d be alright.<\/p>\n
Hey, go heavy on the good and light on the bad,
\nA hair more happy and a shade less sad.
\nTurn all that negative down just a tad:
\nThat’d be alright.<\/p>\n
If my dear ol’ dog never got old,
\nIf my family farm never got sold.
\nIf another bad joke never got told:
\nThat’d be alright. <\/p>\n
Yeah, that’d be alright.
\nYeah, that’d be alright.
\nIf everybody, everywhere,
\nHad a lighter load to bear,
\nAnd a little bigger piece of the pie.
\nWe’d be livin’ us a pretty good life,
\nAnd that’d be alright.\n<\/p><\/div>\n
[1] I can’t help myself. It’s TWO WORDS “all right”, not “alright.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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