Thoughts, Past, Present, Future...
This weblog sprang to life in June of 2009 with the thought of creating a forum where conservatives like myself and liberals or progressives could exchange meaningful yet divergent dialogue. The thought was to find a couple liberals and conservatives that would contribute articles presenting their unique perspectives on issues and then turn it over to a full on thoughtful data driven discussion within the community. Unfortunately this never materialized because finding liberals or progressives willing to sign on as a contributor to a conservative site was an illusory idea. Not sure why but maybe it was because liberals and progressives believed it would cause them to lose creds with the fold. Who knows? Conservatism once shared a feeling of being one with Liberals and vice versa. Conservatives and liberals loved their country equally. Even though significant differences in policy and governing philosophies existed back in the day those issues were put aside and the...