What Politics Mean to Me

Jarred and I had some good banter last night over potential presidential candidates for the 2012 election.  We're both interested to see who pulls ahead as the forerunner of the Republican party.  Jarred and I always agree politically, but I feel that he's a bit more conservative than I am when it comes to social issues.  But we're par for the course when it comes to fiscal issues.

Yeah.  That's right.  I'm a big bad Republican.  Or so that's what liberal media would have you think.  Here's the three myths about Republicans that bother me the most:

Myth 1:  Republicans are anti-Robin Hoods -- they take from the poor and give to the rich.

No, I don't want the government kicking the 'poor' to the curb and giving tons and tons of money to big businesses.  But I do believe in trickle-down economics.  Give money to businesses, they will be able to use that money to create more jobs that will benefit those in lower tax brackets.

Myth 2:  Republicans are against assistance programs.

No, I don't think government assistance programs are bad.  I just think our government has gotten pretty lax on who is able to be on programs like Medicare.  Spend one hour sitting in your local SSA office and you'll see what I mean.

Myth 3:  Republicans are against women's and gay's rights.

No, not all Republicans are vehemently against abortions and gay marriage.  My opinions?  I believe life begins at conception.  However.  I have never been through the pain of rape or incest.  I believe I have absolutely no right to tell a woman who has gone through such tragedies that she must keep the baby.  If that thinking makes me 'pro-choice', then so be it.  However (again).  I also believe that there should be absolutely no federal funding of abortions.  If a woman decides to end a pregnancy, she pays for it.  Not the American taxpayers.

Gay marriage.  I'm tired of this issues, so let's just say above all, I don't think there should ever be a federal law put in place concerning abortions or gay marriage.  I 100% believe that each state should decide for itself.  If 25 states pass bills allowing gay marriage, I'm cool with that.  Just let the states decide.  That's so important.


My opinions about social issues are never set in stone.  My views on fiscal issues are.  I identify with the Republican party simply because I favor their financial stance above the Democrats'.  The economy is terrible so I believe social opinions are arbitrary at this point.  Let's get the country back on track!

So for that, sorry POTUS, you won't get my vote in 2012, much like you didn't in 2008.


For what it's worth, yes, I believe in the separation of church and state.  But most Americans don't actually understand what that part of the First Amendment really means.  It means the federal government won't establish a national religion.  That means every American has the right to worship any religion they choose, or no religion at all. 

As I am a Christian, I often wonder whether Christian lawmakers have a difficult time forming opinions about issues without taking religion into account.  I try to separate my religious views from my political views and don't let one influence the other.  I'm not sure whether that's the best way to go and I'd be interested to know what Christian lawmakers do.  The Bible tells me how I should live my life and how I should treat others.  While government laws also technically do that too, it's for different reasons. 

One of the 10 Commandments is "Thou shalt not kill" meaning as a Christian, it would be wrong for me to take another person's life.  As a follower of Christ, I should love all people and seek forgiveness rather than vengeance.  Under our government, one can't take another person's life and not pay a price.  These laws are set to keep order in our country.  It's the same laws or commandants -- but they're there for different reasons.  While I agree with both the Commandant and laws that prohibit murder, I don't think the US should have a law against taking another's life because I'm a Christian.  I believe it is morally wrong to kill another human.  I don't think morals and religion are inclusive.

This entire post was spurred by an hour of sifting through my other blog.  I came upon this post with a video.  I think it states perfectly how many Republicans feel.  Jon McNaughton has recently come out with another video about today's Christian.  I think it's worth a watch:

MIA

Alright. I think it's high time I let everyone know what's going on with me and Jarred. We are so excited!

No! We are most definitely not expecting! Yuck and pass thankyouverymuch. Please talk to me again when I'm not still a baby myself.

Nope, We're moving!! And completely happy about it. We'll be on the clear other side of town and in a townhouse. Let me tell you -- it's nice. And worth the extra money.

We've been so unhappy in our current apartment, but weren't sure whether we'd find something else. So Jarred looked in the newspaper and online, found these townhomes, went to view last week and put a deposit down the next day.

Now that we've told our landlord and have most everything squared away, I thought it'd be fine to make the announcement. We are moving very soon.

There are tons of projects to get done, but for now, I've been taking this week to slowly pack our things and purge. While we'll have more space overall, we have fewer closets, so lots of unecessaries are getting tossed.

We're also excited because aside from painting the walls, we can do what we like in our decorating. Sweet!

I'm not sure for how long we will be without Internet, but hopefully since we will be keeping with the same company and will still be living in town, it won't be that long. I know I'll have a lot of happy pictures to post.

We are counting down until our move and can't wait to share everything!

Faces: Recap

I think you'd be hardpressed to find any clue as to whether we're related.  We've perfected the stink eye and fish lips.


This is the first time in the short Wistful Wife history that there's been a Fill in the Blank Week.  What started off as me taking silly pictures of myself quickly became the inspiration for this project.  I've seen similar prints in magazines and thought it would be fun to blog it.  Almost like photo booth strips. 

I love learning about my camera.  I've still got a long way to go, but for now, I'm having fun taking pictures.  Which is the point of a camera anyway. 

What's in store for the weekend? Well, J and I have a few projects to work on. Sadly, they won't be unveiled for a couple of weeks. In fact there may not be much blogging going on until mid-July. But once we're back in full force, we can't wait to show you what we've been doing!

Happy weekend and I'll be back next week for some short updates and for the 4th!

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We're rounding out this Faces Week with Little Sis -- and a special guest appearance by Lou..  Now this is a girl who knows how to give expressions! 

It's been fun creating these silly collages of my family.  Hopefully this won't be the last time I do this project. 

Tune it tomorrow for a special recap of the week!

Faces: Redeux

Sis snapped pictures of me over the weekend.  Had to make another face collage.  I think I'll entitle this one 'Stink Eyes and Raised Eyebrows'. 

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Oh my. 

Yes, a collage of Sweets had to include a cigar.  And in the middle top picture?  Jarred doesn't paint his nails.  That's Sis holding up the glasses.

I can't say this perfectly describes J, but it's the only range of expressions I can ever capture on a camera. 

Coming up tomorrow, I've got a redeux collage and then we'll be round out Faces Week with a collage of Little Sis.

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I like to call this human 'The Mother'.   All of these faces are given on a daily basis.  Mom's a cool crafter and paper artist and she has a blog too!