I am one of those contrarians, you know that guy who will eat a box of twizzlers despite knowing I hate the lycorish or in this case giving a man I know I despise a few minutes of my life to listen to what he has to say. To be honest, I still hate lycorish, but I learned twizzler is actually eatable. I actually listened to Donald Trump's speech in New Hampshire and I might not like the man, but I can see his appeal and even agree with him, that just got me thinking about the nature of defining myself in political spectrum.

Here's some thoughts on politics:

I am not far right by any measure, but I do hold positions that are more conservative in nature. I am a believer in a modified Pro-Life position, but I am not an absolutist; there should be exceptions and if abortion is needed for the mother's safety, it is the mother's choice. There's some gray areas too concerning pre-natal screening for diseases and defects that should also be part of exceptions that should be part of the mother and father's choice. I have my own beliefs for things that fall outside those parameters that I can accept as exceptions, but I also understand a portion of the population disagree with me, including more extreme elements that hold an absolute position from my so-called "right" side of the specrum. On this point, I agree with Trump, at least in his current incarnation.

On Corporations and big business interests, Corporations are extremely ugly entities in a legal sense. They hold all the rights of a citizen, but do not hold as much liability as one. A pharmaceutical company cannot be brought to jail or government "receivership" for sellng deadly drugs, but if they were treated like citizens they must follow the laws of the land and murder is most definitely a law to keep in mind. I am not proposing socialism, but I am proposing equal obligations for equal rights, which is the hallmark of any good conservative argument. I dislike the current way our laws have been set up and the unlimited spending of Super PACs is a big issue, which I can relate and agree must be stopped. On this level, I can see Trump and even Bernie Sander's apeal over the traditional candidates. However, this position makes me far left of the spectrum, because I am asking for government control as a penalty to breaking common laws in the US. Yet, as a Conservatives, how can we support a strong legal systems of rights and obligations, when we allow an individual, even a corporate individual, to hold equal rights to all citizens without equal obligations.

On foreign policy, the Iraq war was a mistake, no one can deny that. However, can the US avoid the middle east or the threat of Islamic terroists? ISIS has to be dealt with and cutting off their source of reveneu as Trump posed is not a bad idea (lacks details, but not a bad thought). Also, all Republican candidates don't hold back on calling this fight a war against Islam's extremism. I remember what happened after the Boston Marathon Bombing and believe me after the city went into lockdown and I had to walk 4 miles back home, the memory of the city in fear will not leave my memory soon. While everyone says that Islam is not the enemy, I would contend that Islamic extremism and its teachings are the enemy and I cannot stand Liberal Political correctness in this area. The religion must be fought as a cult that has spread outside the mainstream religion, just like the FBI went after Christian derivative culs, why must we sugar coat the reality that what we are fighting is a cult based on Islam in the same ways? I am more far right here and I understand everyone wants peace, but to me, there is a finer line between peace and "appeasement", how can the US allows ISIS to recruit within other countries, sell women into sexual slavery, and murder without more than a few missiles and drones?

On immigration, I disagree with Trump a lot, but I also cannot deny his point. There is a problem with the illegal immigration in the US, but the clams of job losses is overinflated. Americans don't want to take farming jobs for $12.00/hr, Immigrants are filling a great need in the US for these lower paying jobs. They are also good hardworking people too; there might be criminals among them, but I can't fathom its the majority. There should be a path to citizenship; one that is easier and more open to all peoples, who can contribute to the US. In this area, I seriously disagree with Triump's rhetoric, but I know a good portion of the Conservative base supports him. I guess I am more Center here.

On Political Parties, I have carried a lot of water for the Republican Party and its "establishment". In my view, I thought a strong central authority could keep the stability of a disjointed conservative Coalition and maybe allow progressive changes slowly to be accepted by all, but I am realizing with age that this party is dying and its coalition is an ugly mess. The Tea party revealed one half of the problem back in 2010, 2012, and even 2014, the grassroots want their vision of America to live without compromise. However, a "coalition" party is meant to be a compromise for common goals and common ideals. Yet, the more I see of the Republican grassroots, the more I disagree with their vision. I am not alone here as more than half the Republican party are not in favor with the Tea Party either, meaning we are no longer able to form a coalition together. That's a huge problem. With this split along with many others that have formed over the years, the "conservative" coalition is little more than a confederacy of groups that cannot agree and thus cannot govern. American frustration is due to the lack of action, but let's face it, the American people made this happen by breaking apart on visions for a common future.

After looking over these positions, I realize, I am not really fitting into a simple spectrum and that's the problem. I think as an extension to the breaking down of the political parties; Americans do not have a common vision for their future or common ideals. It's not "Left" or "Right"; "Good" or "Evil", because everyone has their own views and visions on certain topics that a portion of the population may not agree with.