Whew.... Things finally slowed down at work a bit, so now I have a few minutes here and there to write.

You know who the most ignorant, thoughtless people in America are? They are the people that vote the party line. The people that say things like, "My grandfather voted Republican, my father voted Republican, and dammit, I'm gonna vote Republican." Issues change, parties change platforms, people change, soemtimes people even change parties. To make your alligience to a party, live or die, is just dumb. People should make decisions based on the issues at hand, not based on who else supports an issue, or what your grandfather voted 60 years ago. I don't know what my grandfather voted for 60 years ago, but I do know that 60 years ago the Democratic party was worthy of respect, and has since become a sad mockery of its old glory.

I took a test at www.politicalcompass.org. It told me that my politics lean slightly right, and that I'm practically an anarchist. Good thing I have that cook book, right?

I'm changing the name of my blog. Since it has become my outlet for political indignation, I've changed it to something more descriptive. You are now reading, "The Liberated Conservative." What's a liberated conservative, you might ask? I don't know what the dictionary definition is, but I consider it to be someone who would like to be a conservative, but cannot justify their positions on individual liberty. A liberated conservative finds Ayn Rand to be fascinating, and wants to be an objectivist, but cannot believe that enough individuals are strong enough of will to make her utopia a reality. How does a liberated conservative differ from a libertarian? I have a great reason, I just cannot remember what it was. I'll get back to you on that.