Pollywogs!

Not a nasty note, but an interesting exploration.

I found this particularly enlightening: 

2. The economic conservative but social moderate

Traditional liberals, who support a free market and an increase in freedom on most social issues are forced to choose between two ineffective and out-of-touch parties. Choosing either of the two parties depends almost entirely on issues these latent libertarians hold most paramount. If they hold fiscal conservation and small decentralized rule as the foremost duties of government, they will vote Republican. If they hold social freedoms and individualism as the primary function of the government, they often vote Democrat. Unfortunately it is this group, the largest growing segment of the population, which is most underrepresented by either party. Trust us, we feel your pain.

I guess I am a latent libertarian…I don't see how fiscal responsibility, small and decentralized governance, social freedom and individualism are mutually exclusive…they seem synergistic to me.  Now, I don't see any problem with a national health care system, for example, but the practical portion of me says it would just end up a bloated and corrupt system with minimal oversight to be exploited by politicians and rich people, like everything else the government touches (cough cough iraq war cough cough).