Where Did All the Deficit-Cutting Republicans Go?

An acquaintance recently told me that I have become a ‘Red Tory.' The description probably fits. Indeed, I rather like it.

As I get older, when it comes to matters related to social justice I find myself reaching conclusions of the sort commonly heard from Senators Bernie Sanders of Vermont or Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts. I've long since outgrown any social Darwinian inclinations that I might have entertained as a young man. Use public resources to help the downtrodden and distressed and to ensure equal opportunity for all? You bet: I'm as Left as they come.