Hey Doc...
Firstly, I am not slamming you or anyone who holds beliefs such as you... but maybe I can shed some light for you.
When I was younger, I to, was somewhat left leaning. As I grew older, I found that my frustration with the left grew substancially as a result of what I preceived to be massive waste. I also continue to be frustrated by the amount of taxes I have paid over time, with very little evidence of proper spending. You may find that after you have paid huge amounts of taxes over a longer period of time, you to, will develop frustrations with politicians and their spending habits.
Historically, the left has had a spend first ask questions later approach, IMHO, with the right at least seemingly being more "conservative" (for lack of a better term) in it's spending habits.
HH
Drifter, I prefer this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsAeTfDeVHs&feature=related