May 2021
I would argue that there are three political parties, Democrats, Republicans, and Incumbents, and when you become an Incumbent prior party affiliation and beliefs are less important than remaining in office by any/all means. I believe in individual liberty above that of collective liberty or govt run general welfare, but the obverse side of the coin of Liberty is Responsibility. There is no logical end to the extent of responsibility to and for the collective, and its extension comes with ever contracting individual liberty. Progressivism seems unidirectional.
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