Republicans are just as "scary" ("terrifying" might be a better word, though) on economic issues as they are on social ones.
That's what's difficult for me about all of this talk about change. Though I've generally been moderate socially (except quite conservative on abortion), I worry about completely disconnecting ourselves from religious values. I'll take people who might misinterpret, but at least profess to follow, the words of Jesus Christ over those who follow Ayn Rand any day of the week.
Freedom for gays may be close at hand, but freedom for the poor seems to be further away than ever.
