It's Time for a Time Out
H aving ran out of steam, maybe patience is a better way to put it, over the never ending babble over right -vs- left, progressive -vs- conservative, socialist/statist -vs- libertarian /free market etc. etc., today is a time out day. Even the fiercest individualist, limited government, free market guy like myself has his limits as to how much drumbeat the mind can stand. Those who value freedom from oppressive government, ever so occasionally, need to step back from it. Perhaps the battle being waged at the core of our national persona is one that will, end the end, determine the values our nation will stand for over the next several hundred years. Maybe this is the problem. The realization that our values are changing, and that much is not in the best interests of future generations, who will inherit our mistakes. So, rather than knocking myself out today trying to "get the message out", a reflective and meandering stroll through the fields of thought and rememberance ...