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Once and for all, America needs a real battle between the conservative and liberal perspective with a real choice for a change between people that are absolutely committed to their principles so the vote will be on the direction of the country and not on the personality of the candidate. They're both odd enough to not win on charisma alone. I don't agree with either one of them on a whole host of issues, although ideologically I'm a conservative that believes the Federal Government needs to shrink dramatically, but I find it much more interesting listening to the two of them because they focus entirely on principles and it really makes you think about real policy and cause and effect. Is America mature enough to ask for candidates that bring ideas and not drama to the show? Are we truly interested in a debate on the direction of the country, big government vs. small, self reliance and personal responsibility vs. collective government organized success sharing? I doubt it ... when news stories about Paris Hilton, Brittany
Spears, Anna Nicole Smith and Pitt/Jolie get 100 times more coverage than the ideas of the only two principled men in the race, then America is clearly demonstrating its addiction to pop tart culture and we'll continue to serve up pop tart candidates.
