A few days ago, Alex informed me that the team here would allow me to join them.  I just jumped right in, but perhaps I should follow Michael K’s lead and tell you a bit about myself.

I’ve been involved in politics since 1996 when I volunteered for the Dole campaign.   My work on campaigns has been in a volunteer capacity, but I also spent some time in college - Catholic University - working at Americans for Tax Reform.  After graduation, I did political outreach for Priests for Life from 2003-2005.  I’m currently in the US for a short period between a year-plus trip in Latin America and a teaching stint in Korea.  I also have my own blog.

Politically, I’m a Ron Paul conservative.  As a general rule, I want the government, at least the federal government, doing as little as possible.   As my work at PFL suggests, though, I don’t think that a libertarian philosophy in any way conflicts with a pro-life position.  Though I supported the invasion of Iraq, I would agree with Paul that Congress should have declared war rather than simply authorize the use of force, a difference that resulted in far too much hair-splitting.

I’m a die hard Notre Dame fan and look forward to the Irish improving upon our 27-5-1 record against the Yellow Jackets on September 1.  For the record, Georgia Tech’s average margin of victory in those five games was 8 points.  Notre Dame’s average margin of victory was 20.  Just sayin’…