Political ideology

When I hear the word democrat I think of our president, Barack Obama. When I hear the word republican I think of previous presidents that were republicans and who did good things for our country. I don't know much about the beliefs held by democrats. I know that they like to have taxes that take money from the the rich. I know that democrats love to spend money on pointless things. I know they like big government. The republicans like to tax everyone, but they don't like big government. I know that they are trying to cut back on our ridiculous spending and get our economy going again, by getting rid of inflation. I think that the republicans ideas suit me more than the democrats, but I would like to hear about both sides more before I decide if I'm a republican or a democrat. After doing the online quizzes I am what I thought I was, a republican. I learned that I am a weak conservative, bordering on a moderate, and that my positions on economy are very strong. I think that the second quiz was the best. It showed me that I was a northern free market kind of person. I thought that the questions were good and that they got an understanding of my beliefs more than the other two quizzes did.