Who Am I Really?

My dear friend, Polly, was kind enough to promote me on her blog. If you are reading this you probably already know her.

Our conversation prompted me to reflect more on what I am really about here. Polly is conservative and she says I am liberal which, given those choices, is true.

But really I am pretty independent and have conservative and liberal friends. I read David Brooks and Gail Collins in the NYT and occasionally drift over to Foxnews.com to see how they are spinning things.

In the end what I oppose is idiocy. I do not want idiots running the country. I do not want corporations running the country.

I object to dishonest discourse-- people who disagree on issues have a responsibility to represent the opposing view in such a way that the one holding that view would recognize it has their view

I object to corruption and greed and the lust for power in whatever form it takes

I object to ideology substituting for critical thinking

I object to the lack of critical thinking by leaders and the inability or lack of desire to make important critical distinctions

I object to those who feel entitled by privilege and those who feel entitled by sloth

Enough ranting.

I am independent, Christian, and an intellectual snob.