For a while I have said that in politics it is all about values. Values make you a Republican a Democrat or an independent. Values make a statement about you. Values establish a bond between people that is hard to dissolve. If you ask someone to describe a Republican this is what you may get back:
Pro-Life Pro-Gun Pro-God Pro-family Small government
Low taxes Anti-abortion Balanced budget
Anti-Gay Strong military Pro-business
Ask someone to describe a Democrat and this is what you may get back:
Tax and spend Pro-abortion
Big government Weak on military
Big spender Anti-second amendment
Keeping in mind that these are merely perceptions. One of the enduring lessons from my military experience is that perceptions are reality. Or, as one of my supervisors once said, “don’t confuse me with the facts.”
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