Good stuff from Terry Mattingly today:

“There’s no way you can do that,” said Flynn. “I know there are politically conservative Catholics out there and they’re Republicans because that’s what they believe. I also know there are liberal Catholics and they’re still comfortable voting Democrat. But what about all of us who are just Catholic Catholics? …

“In the media, the fact that we’re pro-life makes us conservative Republicans. Right?”

I feel stuck in the middle as well. I’m not a Religious Right Christian, and I’m not a Mainline Liberal Christian…..I’m just a Christian Christian and I have major problems with both parties. One of the major reasons I’ve continued to vote more Republican than not is the party’s pro-life stance, but even that is changing significantly. I flop around like a fish on the dock, today thinking I can’t vote for Kerry and tomorrow thinking I can’t vote for Bush.

Like many, I think my presidential vote this year will be a vote against the other candidate more than a vote for a candidate.

And that’s sad.