Hello all - I'm a grandmother, author, and montessori teacher - socially liberal, fiscally conservative. I think both parties are two branchesof the same machine and we the people need to stop falling for the idea of politics as a partisan sport. We do better if we mix govt so that it shivers and whines on the razor's edge - politicians need to believe in consequences. I once liked McCain, back when he really was a maverick - now I can't say i like anyone (though Joe Biden has the highest entertainment value!)