Opening

My name is M@, and I may be a leftist.

I've voted for the Progressive Conservatives, in both provincial and federal elections. To the extent that I actually cared, I wanted Bob Dole to beat Clinton in '96. I don't want taxes or deficits (though I admit they're sometimes unavoidable). I want the government to be as small as it reasonably can.

And yet, here I am on the left. I've been called a moonbat when I've commented on other blogs. I detest the government of George Bush Jr (as I did that of George Bush Sr, come to think of it -- the signs were coming clear in 1989) and their phony wars on whatever the American people seem to be most scared of at any time.

And here at home, I find myself opposing the Harper government more and more. When Paul Martin called his first election, I was actually going to vote for Harper. Now I write my (conservative) MP almost weekly to complain about the crap that that government is pulling.

And if I wanted to be over on the right wing, I'd have to swallow the current party lines. Authoritarianism is good. Support our troops and don't cut and run. Jesus roxxor, Darwin suxxor.

So here I am. On the left. Now I'm their problem, I guess.