[Mike]

Do you consider yourself to have better reasons for being a Republican than most Republicans?

I consider myself a Republican because I'm fiscally conservative, believe in small federal government, big corporation, less spending, less taxation. I also tend to follow the Anti-Federalists above the Federalists, with less emphasis placed on the executive branch. I also slightly lean towards Libertarianism, as I believe moreso in autonomous states, with states rights, than an overbearing federal gov't.

Most Republicans that I know of, those who are my friends and those who I work with, or hear about, usually have pretty good reasons for being Republicans. I don't know many Republicans who don't know why they're Republicans, where as, conversely, you see that a lot with many young-Democrats... though, that could be because I'm from Massachusetts, the most Democratic/Liberal state in the US... and a lot of them are fucking morons... so who knows?

Or, phrased a little more bluntly, do you consider yourself smarter than most people who are Republican?

I consider myself the smartest man in the world. So, yeah... that covers most of the bases.