Is Indiana Jones a Conservative or Liberal?

UPDATED: The results of last weeks survey question - "Is Indiana Jones a Conservative or Liberal?" No contest: 85% = Conservative, 15% = Liberal

There are very few characters more appealing and intriguing than Indiana Jones. Indiana Jones persona is reminiscent of a combination of two fictional charters and two real life personalities. Jones is a cross between Rick Blaine from Casablanca, Ethan Edwards of The Searchers, T.E Lawrence of Lawrence of Arabia, and Teddy Roosevelt. But of course in the end Indiana Jones is his own man, and very much fictional. But what if Indiana Jones were real? To carry the conversation to the absurd, what if he voted? Who would Indiana Jones support in November of 2008?

Now let us for a moment put aside the fact that Indiana Jones is the creation of well-known liberals Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and look instead to the resume of the functional character Indiana Jones. What did Indiana Jones action say about the man? Reluctant hero or man of action? Conservative or liberal?

World traveler as a youth , who was raised by his father after his mother’s death, Indiana Jones learned at a young age to be self-reliant. Indiana Jones dropped out of high school at 16 to fight in the Mexican Revolution, then fled to the United Kingdom and enlisted to fight in World War I. Jones would fight as member of the Belgian Army, and than later served in both the Belgian and French Secret Service. Indiana Jones would eventually finish college and settle on a career as a teacher. But teaching was nothing more than something to kill time in-between adventures.

Fighting Chinese gangster and corrupt Indian leaders were everyday occurrences in the life of Henry Walton Jones Jr. (Indian’s real name). Jones despised those that committed evil, especially at the expense of the innocent and vulnerable. Jones could be a charmer, but very rarely mixed words when faced with adversary. Indiana Jones knew that there were times when negotiating or appeasing were not an option, understanding instead that the situation called for his trusty whip or Smith & Wesson .45.

Understanding who Indiana Jones was is to understand what he stood for. Good over evil, protect the innocent, stand by your friends and family, and seek the facts. So I pose the question. If Indiana Jones were alive today, whom would he vote for? Obama, Clinton, McCain, or some yet to be named independent candidate?