NOW it's Time to Have Civil Political Discourse
I'm amused at all of the sudden calls for "civil" political discourse just because it's the Age of Obama, at least when there's criticism of President Barack Obama.

Didn't Dave Letterman just attack Sarah Palin's 14-year-old daughter joking that the child got knocked up by a player on the NY Mets while attending a game? Letterman tried to fix this unforgivable act by saying he was talking about Palin's 18-year-old daughter. Oh yeah Dave, that's much better. There's been far more criticism of Jon Voight for calling Obama a false prophet (something that makes sense if you pay attention to the context about the Obama pretending to be something that he's not).

Personally, I try to moderate my criticism, trying to make sure it's a critique of ideas and policies rather than personal. What I'm realizing more and more is that there are attempts to silence ANY criticism of PBO.

Where were these folks when George W. Bush was being called a liar, a thief, a murderer, Hitler, evil, baby killer, and other things I can't even repeat? Sometimes Bush was called these things BY the media. While two wrongs certainly don't make a right, I haven't heard anything quite as bad about PBO.

The funny thing about it all is that George W. Bush angered his constituency because he and John McCain constantly tried to "reach across the aisle" to work with Democrats. The more he tried, the more his opposition called him names. Bush did little if anything to defend himself. That's why Dick Cheney's recent efforts stand out. Cheney is saying things that he probably wanted to say for the past 7 years.

I will continue critiquing PBO, Nancy Pelosi and anyone else who decides that they want to do things that are destructive to the future of this country. I feel it is my duty to warn people about the dangers I see.

Study Shows That Conservatives Aren't the Closed-minded Ones
While people with conservative viewpoints are often portrayed as being closed-minded, an Ohio State study shows that "people with stronger party affiliation, conservative political views, and greater interest in politics proved more likely to click on articles with opposing views."

I know I often go out of my way, not that I have to go far, to read viewpoints from the political/ideological left. Since I'm portrayed as being somehow an oddity for being conservative, I want to find the best arguments for another viewpoint. I rarely, if ever, find an argument on the ideological Left that's convincing.

Don't Ever Think That All Black or African People Agree with Obama's Policies
My friends over at Booker Rising give a brief profile of a Zambian libertarian, Michael Chisala.

"The state of USA philosophically is depressing. If America can do so many crap things, what more the rest of the world especially Africa?"