louise on the left (coast)

(Update.  Can't believe I wrote this in 2013) Frankly, while I have in the past identified strongly with "those on the left," hence the title of this blog,  the reality is -- I'm pretty much also "Louise on the right," too. I'm now a somewhat right-leaning, formerly all left-side leaning leaner.  Maybe not quite like Teddy Roosevelt, but I like his style. So  really  "Louise on the Left" was about being inclusionary to all people -- of all walks and talks.  But, I'm pretty much an "old school Republican" about some of the other stuff.  I think.   (Your thoughts, please.) I do believe in conservation.  I think it's a global issue.  We need to get everyone on board with this. (Easy to do, right?) This used to be a Republican concept. It isn't anymore.  Can't understand this.  It makes good sense financially to live healthier. I do not like fundamentalist think