Contradiction
I'm a pro-environment, pro-states rights, pro-Constitution, liberal Republican.
Yes, that's right.
I agree with what the Republican political party is supposed to stand for. (Small government, little taxes, balanced budget, and little interference from the government in personal and corporate affairs.) But I am a social liberal (pro-Abortion, pro-Assisted suicide, pro-death penalty, pro gay marriage, pro-gun, pretty much pro-letting-you-do-whatever-you-want-as-long-as-it-doesn't-infringe-on-my-freedom,) and I strongly support environmental protection (I believe that federally controlled wildlands should *NOT* be clearcut or have mining or drilling allowed.) I believe in giving over most of the control to the individual states (as the constitution says,) with a tiny federal government that exists solely to handle international affairs and the military.
Oh, yeah, and I'm pro military. I support the removal of Saddam Hussein from power, but I don't support the lies that were used to make it come about.
Needless to say, it's really hard for me to find a presidential candidate I actually like. I care more for personal freedoms than anything else, so even though I'm registered as a Republican, I tend to vote Democrat more often than not. (I'm also a realist, so I don't vote for candidates that have no chance of winning, even if I prefer them, like Nader.)