The Big Intoduction

First let me start by saying that I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing and am probably in way over my head.  This is my first and feeble attempt at a blog; after extensive researching of the internets I've concluded that a blog is a space for nonsensical rants by those who are extremely narcissistic and quite possibly delusional and that's just perfect for me!  As you have probably gathered from the name of my blog I am a liberal and do a lot of shouting at the TV, computer, magazines, and newspapers.  Yes I realize that "fistshaking" is not a word but the butchering of our written English language seems to be a la mode in our ever-changing online lexicon.

I guess this is where I should state what the purpose/objective/mission of this blog is and even though I'm sure it will evolve into something perverted from my original intent I'll give it a shot:

I truly think that our political discourse is taking a right turn.  Don't believe me?  Just take a look at how far President Obama's policies have moved to center-right from candidate Obama's desires.  This has primarily occurred from a GOP that has been hijacked by the most extreme components of the Conservative movement such as the "Tea Party."  Conservatives are taking such a hard right position on many issues that they are shifting entire debates within the arena of conservatism making some liberals look as if they were former members of the Republican Party.  This is even the case with issues where the "liberal" position (which would formally have been considered the moderate position) garners overwhelming public support, but yet the left will move to the right of that popular opinion and as the debate drags on so does the general public.  Why?  Misinformation which was formally called "lying."  Take for example that in the recent budget debate Arizona Senator Jon Kyle noted that abortions were "well over 90% of what Planned Parenthood does", that number is actually 3%, and when approached with this discrepancy all his staff could say was "his remark was not intended to be a factual statement."  Wow, well I guess at least they would admit to it which is more than I can say for a lot of politicians and media outlets.

The intention of this blog is to cut through the fog and help demonstrate that most liberal positions aren't actually that "liberal" and that liberals are just looking out for the best interest of their fellow Americans.  I wish to make my case using facts, yes actual facts, that will be cited (note the hyperlink on the 3% figure for example) in my blog!  I also want to put a spotlight on stories that the media just isn't covering that are important to all Americans and should be front page news.  This also includes continuing stories that the media stops covering once they think the issue has been "resolved" or that they feel the audience just stops caring (or they get distracted by the latest Charlie Sheen escapade). 

I travel with my job and many times have nobody to debate these topics with, or if somebody is with me they're Canadian and who cares what they think anyways (always like to pick on my friends up north).  I also don't want to monopolize my phone conversations back home and Facebook posts with politics and hope the blog will be an effective outlet for my tirades and diatribes.  If I can make the truth more clear for just one reader I will feel that this blog has been a success.

Thanks and I hope you'll follow along.