Political Extremes - repost

Prison is, I imagine, the extreme model of life. Politics is a good example. I believe that government has a responsibility to meet base needs of the people but should absolve itself of undue interference in individual lives. It's been my experience that Republicans and Democrats see this as contradictory. they believe that government should avoid OR interference in individual lives, but not both. Life however, is shades of gray. It's the difference between being in prison and having to give head or take it in other areas. I bet that if Pat Robertson were in prison and had the choice between giving head and getting stabbed, not only would he be on his knees in a second, he'd be all for government intervention. On the flip side, Democrats would definitely favor a more Republican standpoint of non-intervention.