are you a walter mitty republican?

[Undisguised Sockpuppet]

1.  social security should be privatized N

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished N

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners N

4.  the death penalty should be abolished N

5.  abortion should be illegal Y

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting Y

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built N

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders N

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96  N

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together N

[AkSaber]

1.  social security should be privatized (y/n)
     Yes

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished (y/n)
     Yes

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners (y/n)
     Yes

4.  the death penalty should be abolished (y/n)
     No

5.  abortion should be illegal (y/n)
     Yes

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting (y/n)
     Yes

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built (y/n)
     Yes!!

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders (y/n)
     Yes

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 (y/n)
     Yes

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together (y/n)
     Yes

[Jake]

1.  social security should be privatized (n)

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished (y)

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners (n)

4.  the death penalty should be abolished (n)

5.  abortion should be illegal (y)

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting (n)

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built (y)

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders (n)

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 (y)

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together (n and y)

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

1.  social security should be privatized 
No

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished
No

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners
No

4.  the death penalty should be abolished
Yes

5.  abortion should be illegal
No

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting
Depends on what that means

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built
No

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders
Yes

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96
No, what is this anyways?


10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together (y/n)
No, the EPA should be increased. The FDA could use some reforms.

[nini2287]

1.  social security should be privatized 
No*

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished
No

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners
No

4.  the death penalty should be abolished
Yes

5.  abortion should be illegal
Yes

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting
Yes

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built
Yes

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders
Yes

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96
Yes

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together
FDA-yes; EPA-no

*-I support privizating social security if we can ensure benefits are paid out at least up to the point as in how much they've contributed (the less you've worked, the less you get)

[Citizen James]

Probably not.

1.  social security should be privatized (y/n) No- it's a safety net, not a retirement plan.  Private tax-sheltered retirement plans already exist and are open to just about anyone.

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished (y/n) No - though I am open to raising the ceiling.  I just see no need to allow a de facto American nobilility to be created.   Do we really want the world being run by people like opebo?

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners (y/n) No.  If you can explain how we can run a country with less income, I'm willing to hear it.  Deficit financing is little more than delayed taxes, and though I take a serious concern about the amount of pork in the budget, all I've seen from the GOP is cutting away muscle in order to spare more room in the budget for additional pork.   And just because something is stamped as a DoD project shouldn't shield it from budget scruteny - much of our biggest waste is in that department.

4.  the death penalty should be abolished (y/n) No, but we need better standards to insure that all capital cases are fairly tried and held to the standard of 'beyond a reasonable doubt'.

5.  abortion should be illegal (y/n)  No.  Safe, legal, and rare would be better.

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting (y/n) If there is real evidence that they are supporting, they should be dealt with appropriately.  Ditto for the Saudis and Pakistanis.

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built (y/n) The ANWR is no cure all.  Limited expansion might be considered, but I don't trust the current whitehouse any further than I could throw them.   Improving fuel standards would advance us far better in removing our dependency of foriegn oil than the limited supplies in Alaska.  Only difference is that better efficency doesn't line the pockets of Bush's buddies.

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders (y/n) Absoulutely.  The public interest is best served by a variety of media outlets, not a small cartel of megacorporations.

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 (y/n) More detail on what you mean would be needed to respond.  It was an improvement in helping people overcome the cycle of poverty, but it cut short the amount of time for reeducation - a few more months would help in turning out more professionals and paraprofessionals  such as nurses and lab techs - jobs which are not dead-enders.

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together (y/n) No.  Things are messy enough as it is.  I'd rather not go all the way back to the pre-Upton Sinclair days.

[opebo]

1.  social security should be privatized (y/n) NO

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished (y/n) NO

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners (y/n) NO

4.  the death penalty should be abolished (y/n) YES

5.  abortion should be illegal (y/n) NO

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting (y/n) NO

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built (y/n) NO

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders (y/n) YES

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 (y/n) NO

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together (y/n) NO

[minionofmidas]

take this simple quiz to find out if you are ideogically compatible with good ol' walter mitty.

1.  social security should be privatized (y/n) n

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished (y/n) strongly lean n - would have to look at the complete tax setup though

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners (y/n) - n

4.  the death penalty should be abolished (y/n) - y

5.  abortion should be illegal (y/n) - n

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting (y/n) - define "held accountable". Define "terrorist supporting". Until then I'm unable to asnwer this question.

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built (y/n) - lean n

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders (y/n) - y

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 (y/n) - n

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together (y/n) - what's the fda again?

[CheeseWhiz]

1.  social security should be privatized - Yes
2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished - Yes
3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners - Yes
4.  the death penalty should be abolished - Yes
5.  abortion should be illegal - No
6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting - Unsure (FP is not my thing)
7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built - the Government should not be involved in the oil industry
8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders - I'm unsure as to what the FCC is doing exactly, so I can't really answer
9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 - Yes
10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together - Yes

[Yates]

1.  social security should be privatized NO.

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished NO.

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners NO.

4.  the death penalty should be abolished NO.

5.  abortion should be illegal NO.

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting YES.

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built NO.

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders NO.

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 YES.

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together NO.

[© tweed]

1.  social security should be privatized- no

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished- yes...but we really can't afford to abolish any taxes now of the deficit would get real, real ugly

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners- certainly not right now

4.  the death penalty should be abolished- no, but I think life in prision w/o parole is a better penalty.

5.  abortion should be illegal-no

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting- accountable in what way?  what should we do to them?  They already have disarmed so they aren't any longer a major threat, so leave them be.

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built- yes

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders - no

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96- that bill was very good.  Did it go far enough?  possibly not...still, welfare reform shouldn't be a top priority right now

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together- no

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together (y/n) - what's the fda again?

Food and Drug Administration. Puts health requirements on food sold and oversees the testing of medical drugs. Any medical drug sold in the US must first be approved by the FDA.

To answer the questions:

1.  social security should be privatized - No, it should be reformed but not in the way Republicans want to

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished- No

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners - No, raise it on the rich

4.  the death penalty should be abolished - Yes

5.  abortion should be illegal - No

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting - depends on what is meant by "held accountable". I'd say they basically already are now

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built - Yes, except for ANWR

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders - Yes

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 - No

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together- No

[David S]

1.  social security should be privatized (y)

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished (y)

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners (y)

4.  the death penalty should be abolished (n)

5.  abortion should be illegal (n)

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting ( y but we need to be sure that our intelligence is correct. Let's not blow the country off the map only to find out later that they were innocent. oops.)

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built (y)

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders (don't know)

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 (I'm for ending welfare, at least at the federal level.)

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together (y)

[jokerman]

1.  social security should be privatized
No

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished (y/n)
No

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners
No, not for all

4.  the death penalty should be abolished (y/n)
No, not completely abolished.  Should be used less often, though.

5.  abortion should be illegal (y/n)
All abortion should be illegal?  I thinks that's an extreme policy.  No

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting (y/n)
Yes

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built (y/n)
Yes, but we should do much more than that.  All of this should simply be to buy us time until we can use renewable and clean energy.

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders
Yes

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 (y/n)
No

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together (y/n)
No

[Buckwheat]

1.  social security should be privatized Yes.

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished No.

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners No.

4.  the death penalty should be abolished Yes.

5.  abortion should be illegal Yes.

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting Yes.

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built No.

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders No.

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 No.

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together No.

[True Democrat]

1.  social security should be privatized (y/n): Yes to an extent

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished (y/n): Leaning yes

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners (y/n): if this means flat tax, then yes

4.  the death penalty should be abolished (y/n): for most cases

5.  abortion should be illegal (y/n): no

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting (y/n): yes

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built (y/n): yes

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders (y/n): no

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 (y/n): yes

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together (y/n): no

[dazzleman]

1.  social security should be privatized (y/n) Yes, partially.

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished (y/n)  No, though it should be kept low.

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners (y/n) No, not unless spending is reduced commensurately.

4.  the death penalty should be abolished (y/n)  No.

5.  abortion should be illegal (y/n)  Overturn Roe vs. Wade; turn over to states to do as they wish.

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting (y/n)  Yes.

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built (y/n)  Yes.

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders (y/n)  I don't know enough about this to comment.

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 (y/n)  Yes -- it needs to be a continuing process, though the 1996 law was a huge step in the right direction.

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together (y/n)  No.

[CheeseWhiz]

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished- yes...but we really can't afford to abolish any taxes now of the deficit would get real, real ugly

I agree, we need to cut programs and pork first.

[ian]

1.  social security should be privatized
no
2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished (y/n)
?
3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners (y/n)
yes
4.  the death penalty should be abolished (y/n)
yes
5.  abortion should be illegal (y/n)
yes-mostly, unless you're talking about mother's life, rape, incest, etc.
6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting (y/n)
yes
7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built (y/n)
no
8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders (y/n)
no.  Though it would be nice to have some Democrats who own the airwaves, I don't believe in government regulation of that sort of thing.  The FCC has the right to make as much money as it possibly can.
9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 (y/n)
?  I sortof/kindof support welfare reform, but I don't think that people with children should be subjected to having welfare taken away from them.
10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together (y/n)
no

[Moooooo]

1.  no

2.  no

3.  no

4.  yes

5.  no

6.  yes

7.  no

8.  yes

9.   yes

10.  no

[Rin-chan]

1.  social security should be privatized Yes

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished Yes

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners Yes

4.  the death penalty should be abolished No

5.  abortion should be illegal Yes

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting Yes

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built Yes

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders No

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 I'd rather have it not exist at all, but Yes, reform it to be less than before

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together We need the FDA but not the EPA

Rin-chan

[nclib]

1.  social security should be privatized No

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished Unsure

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners No

4.  the death penalty should be abolished Yes

5.  abortion should be illegal No

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting Unsure

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built No

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders Unsure

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 No

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together No

[Yates]

This is more representative of my political views.

1.  social security should be privatized No

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished No

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners No

4.  the death penalty should be abolished Yes

5.  abortion should be illegal Yes

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting Yes

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built No

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders No

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 Yes

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together No

[dazzleman]

take this simple quiz to find out if you are ideogically compatible with good ol' walter mitty.

1.  social security should be privatized (y/n)  Yes, partially

2.  the capital gains tax should be abolished (y/n)  No

3.  the federal income tax should be drastically reduced for ALL wage earners (y/n)  No, it can't be, though it should be kept as low as possible

4.  the death penalty should be abolished (y/n)  No

5.  abortion should be illegal (y/n)  Not fully, but more restricted

6.  syria should be held accountable for their terrorist supporting (y/n)  Yes

7.  there should be more oil exploration in the us (including anwr and offshore drilling) and more refineries should be built (y/n)  Yes

8.  the fcc should stop auctioning off the airwaves to the highest bidders (y/n)  Neutral

9.   we need *real* welfare reform, not just the politically correct version that passed in 96 (y/n)  Yes

10.  the fda and the epa should be radically downsized, if not closed all together (y/n)  No

[WalterMitty]

ive changed my position on #5.  or as mitt romney would say..'my views have evolved'