tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817465.post116140721249641503..comments2023-11-02T05:43:43.569-07:00Comments on Left-Handed Leftist: LHLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239320236309335507noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817465.post-1161409364723210252006-10-20T22:42:00.000-07:002006-10-20T22:42:00.000-07:00Re: Why Kuo is a Republican, I haven't read the bo...Re: Why Kuo is a Republican, I haven't read the book but he discussed this on the episode of Fresh Air on NPR that was on Thursday night (on WNYC, anyway). Apparently he was always very religious but started off very liberal-activist type. In college he and his girlfriend got pregnant; not feeling ready, they terminated the pregnancy, and apparently this sat very badly with him afterward. So he ends up becoming pro-life, but remains a democrat and doesn't change his position on, e.g. opposing the death penalty, fighting poverty, etc. So then he wanted to work in DC, but couldn't get a job working for dems because he was a pro-lifer (at least that's what he said) so he ended up working at the National Right to Life Committee, and the rest was history. I have no idea why I remember this particular story so clearly, but that's what he said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com