I have avoided political commentary on my blog because it takes too many words to convey the breadth of complexity and nuance of the issues involved; I am not sure I have the eloquence to express both of these facets as well as I’d like. I’ve never been a political activist and I pride myself in calling myself an “extreme moderate” (yes, I know that is an oxymoron, which is why I like it). If I am pissing off both sides, I know I’m in the right place. That said, I don’t really like pissing anyone off.  Since my blog is not very popular, the latter is outweighed by my need to make sense of and express my thoughts about the current state of American politics and, um, yes our “President.”

I try to write, in my blogs, about factually-based or problem-solving topics. The challenge in writing about politics is that so much of the acceptance of facts depends on subjective leanings—an oxymoron, in itself. I have only faced this reality, myself, as I ponder the state of our state. Still, I will try to make my attempts to resolve the issues that so many of the people I know are contending with.