7/28/08 MOUW ALWAYS PLAYS THE MIDDLE MAN: SPLITS DEMOCRAT & REPUBLICAN TICKET: "...of the One who came to Palestine many centuries ago. He, and he alone, is the One who can deliver on a promise of a righteous leadership that will never disapoint us I can’t remember a time when I was completely happy with the choice of candidates presented to us in presidential campaigns. Nor is the present choice an exception. The fact is that I have difficulty finding a place for myself on the American political spectrum. Someone asked me recently how I would characterize myself in terms of the two-party system, and I replied: “I’m either a conservative Democrat or a moderate Republican.” That doesn’t mean I represent the mushy middle. I do have strong views on matters political. My problem is that my strong views don’t ever quite match up with those expressed in any of the party platforms. Like many evangelicals and Catholics, I am conservative in my pro-life view, as well as on many of the other “values issues.” I also worry about too much government control and I have never been enamored with anything that might be labeled “socialist.” At the same time, I have been openly critical of many of our military campaigns, and I care deeply about racial justice and the environment. I don’t have easy answers on how to reduce poverty, but I do want political leaders who show that they agonize over the gap between rich and poor So I do not fit neatly into either the “liberal” or “conservative” categories as they get defined on the American scene. This means that I seldom feel good about the choices I have to make when I vote in natonal elections. Over the years I have voted for both Republicans and Democrats, often splitting my ticket I do have to say, though..." http://www.netbloghost.com/mouw/?m=200807

7/28/08 FULLER SEMINARY'S RICHARD MOUW ALWAYS PLAYS THE MIDDLE MAN: SPLITS DEMOCRAT & REPUBLICAN TICKET: "...of the One who came to Palestine many centuries ago. He, and he alone, is the One who can deliver on a promise of a righteous leadership that will never disapoint us I can’t remember a time when I was completely happy with the choice of candidates presented to us in presidential campaigns. Nor is the present choice an exception. The fact is that I have difficulty finding a place for myself on the American political spectrum. Someone asked me recently how I would characterize myself in terms of the two-party system, and I replied: “I’m either a conservative Democrat or a moderate Republican.” That doesn’t mean I represent the mushy middle. I do have strong views on matters political. My problem is that my strong views don’t ever quite match up with those expressed in any of the party platforms. Like many evangelicals and Catholics, I am conservative in my pro-life view, as well as on many of the other “values issues.” I also worry about too much government control and  I have never been enamored with anything that might be labeled “socialist.” At the same time, I have been openly critical of many of our military campaigns, and I care deeply about racial justice and the environment. I don’t have easy answers on how to reduce poverty, but I do want political leaders who show that they agonize over the gap between rich and poor So I do not fit neatly into either the “liberal” or “conservative” categories as they get defined on the American scene. This means that I seldom feel good about the choices I have to make when I vote in natonal elections. Over the years I have voted for both Republicans and Democrats, often splitting my ticket I do have to say, though..."

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