I finally got my first comments from people opposed to the views expressed here. They were pretty tepid.
Daniel Duffield's response to my comments on Anne Coulture were: I find that this news site is a liberal site. Here is what i say... "Ohhhh, not another one!"
My question is this: Does Mr. Duffield really think this is a news sight? This is a blog. The items here are either things I find interesting, or my personal opinion. I can't claim it as journalism or news.
It also makes me wonder at his definition of "liberal". Is it liberal to insist that we maintain the guarantees found in the U.S. Constitution? Is it liberal to insist on free and fair elections? Is it liberal to insist that the corporations that make money from this country and its citizens pay their fair share for the benefits they gather to themselves? Is it liberal to expect the wealthy to pay their share of Federal taxation?
I honestly think that other than guaranteeing our rights and some rather specific nationwide functions, government should leave us alone. That doesn't fit the typical definition of "Liberal".
I'm also left wondering what's so bad about the concept. The United States and most of Europe is generally considered to be a "liberal" democracy. Liberal meaning that we believe that all citizens have rights and that governments exist at the consent of the governed.
I realize that I haven't been updating this much, and it certainly isn't due to lack of grist for the mill. I've just been tremendously busy.
Work has been hellacious, particularly with the outbreak of MSblaster the past couple of days. I've also gone on business trips to our corporate headquarters to get involved in some global projects.
We also moved to a new townhose. Brand-new. Never lived in, just constructed. It's great. The process of moving, however, really is something I could do without, a far cry from my college days when I moved every 7-12 months.
The final straw, and I think this is the one that broke the figurative camel's back is school. After the Vietnam class, I thought that the four book reviews and short paper for "Russia and Great Britain in Central Asia" would be a piece of cake. I was horribly wrong. It generally takes me two or three days to read the average scholarly work, and another day or two for a two thousand word nook review (not a book report). These books were taking five days, and the reviews three or four. It was a five week class. You do the math.
I'm much better now, and after a Microsoft training class last week, I feel strangely recharged. It helps that my classes don't start again until the 20th. So, I'll be back to the normal routine of adding a post every couple of days.
My apologies to those who noticed the absence of my posts, and thanks to those who actually contacted me to request more. I'll endeavor to post more frequently from here on out.