Reply #54: I'll agree with most of that [View All]

[Armstead]

I owuld add, however, that the Pro-Choice movement is the opposite of the Nanny State. It's more libertarian than the GOP's position.

Gun control -- Except for a few commonsense restrictions, that's a loser.

There's also a difference between "food nazis" and regulation and/or education about the basic quality of the food supply.

Child abuse is a good example of the dilemma about Nanny Statism. Nobody wants the government wanting to micro-manage parenting or intrude on families. But people also don't want to allow child abuse. There's got to be a balance there.