I saw something funny the other day that bears on the free-market conservative (aka fascist) topic you were discussing.

I heard that the Barack Obama campaign was considering sponsoring a NASCAR car, but some were saying that NASCAR fans are almost all Republicans. I found that hilarious. These Republicans flock to the track to see competition that is very highly regulated and the competitors are inspected and pay heavy fines for violations of the rules.

Isn't that liberal capitalism? We believe that competition is great, as long as all of the players play by the rules. We support FAIR trade, not free (unfettered, exploitative, polluting, unfair) trade. I'd be interested in how many of these Republican NASCAR fans if the rules and their enforcement were as lax as the Bush administration and the racers got to do whatever they wanted to gain an advantage. The popularity of sports in America is based on strong enforcement of the rules to guarantee fair competition that legitimizes the victories of the winners.