An Introduction

    Originally I felt that the act of blogging was a bit unnecessary, there are no qualifications to begin one other than spare time and desire, and often they have a certain air of certainty that is off-putting.  I hope to continue that grand tradition.  The impetus for starting this blog has to be the recent mid-term elections.  As a Democrat, and rather staunch progressive, it was kind of a blow.  That is not the only reason however, I have often felt that I could create reasonable arguments for policy and that I have a good grip on the nature of politics.  My main goal in life is to do something involving politics but unfortunately I'm just not enough of a masochist to pursue an elected position.  

    What you can expect out of this blog is my view on a variety of situations, mostly politics, though I will drift into other realms as suits my fancy.  I'd like to think that I'm making cogent arguments but I'm pretty sure that not everyone will agree with what I have to say because they have different political leanings and ideological goals.  I'm a progressive, I believe that the state can and should play a role in our everyday lives involving education, infrastructure, health, and protection from monied interests.  I'm generally ambivalent towards markets because what the market corrects for is not always what we as a society want it to correct for. 

    Most people try to cast their views as moderate, non-zealous, or a variety of things along those lines.  I'm not sure if I qualify for that, depending on the subject matter I switch based upon the strength of my feelings.  Like most individuals, if I like things to be a certain way my ideology conforms to it.  Were all of my views to be taken as an aggregate I might turn out to be moderate or radical leftist, I'm not sure.  

   All of that aside, I hope that more people than my mom and friends come to read this blog and feel things about what I said whether they are positive or negative.