[SpurgeonGeneral]

This probably should go under inane chat, but I'm gonna go ahead and put it here.

I work with a guy who claims to be a die-hard conservative republican.  Rails against the ignorance of the left.  Complains about the policies of progressive liberal politicians.  Ridicules the lack of logic the Democrat Party and it's supporters fail to portray.

Everything else that comes out of the guy's mouth is from a progressive, liberal, Democrat perspective.

He thinks laws should be passed to keep people from doing things he doesn't like.  He thinks problems should be solved from the top down.  He takes advantage of any and every government hand-out he possibly can (even though he and his wife together make 150K+).  I can't think of everything he's said over the years I have known him, but basically he claims to want conservative republican values while every "solution" he gives to a problem would require larger more intrusive government.

Anyone else know someone like this?

[myotch]

It's common. He's a guy who would be a democrat if it weren't for democrats. Or talk radio. Or his family is traditionally conservative. Or any number of issues.

Union members can be very conservative personally, but will vote who the union endorses which is commonly democrat. Some who are ideological nationalists see opportunity in government solving problems but can't stand other special interest groups more associated with liberalism/progressivism.

Politics make for strange bedfellows, even within one person.

"Republican" and "Democrat" means less and less anymore. Outside the small "freedom coalition", Republican means we want the same programs as the democrats, introduced at a slower pace, and made more efficient.

[Josh]

That's the mirror image of most of the Democrats in my hometown. They are super conservative from a social point of view (e.g. "homosexuals" are icky, shouldn't be allowed to marry or possibly even exist in public), but still identify with the Democratic party and vote for Democrats locally (though there was plenty of crossover for the R at the top of the ticket this past election, because coal).