Political Writing

It probably doesn't seem like it, based on the subject matter of previous posts, but I started this blog to write about politics.  The thing is, I don't think Americans are comfortable enough talking about what they believe in.  Political Correctness has turned most things worth debating into taboo subjects.  Dusty started his blog, and told me how easy it was, and the next day I read an article regarding public health-care that so incensed me by the way it was constructed that I saved the link so I could come home, make a blog, and rant about that particular article. 

I never did write about it.  It's a little uncomfortable to write what I'm thinking about when it comes to serious topics like these.  The problem being that that's falling victim to the same fears about PCness that keep people from engaging in discourse about these subjects.  As such, I've resolved to put myself right and start blogging about these topics.  This post is one small first step towards that goal.

Why I Started a Blog

Because Dusty did!

That's pretty much the basic, check-in-the-box, reason. He mentioned he started one (link here), and when I tried to follow his, it gave me an option of starting my own. Done and done. I can't honestly say I'll keep this thing up or going, but the first step in testing my resolve is creating the blog in the first place. I'm going to avoid making it public journal for the most part and focus in on posting things that at least I'm thinking about that I'd like others to read and maybe comment on. I'll warn that the topics have the potential to be a bit all-over-the-placey since I'm interested in things like books, movies, games, sports, and in depth discussion of politics and international relations.

So that's pretty much it. Hope it's good and/or fun. Or as someone once deemed something I did at work, "great/adequate."

Side note: Please excuse our dust. I'll be horsing around with the layout until I'm happy.