Another blog! Let’s face it, these days anybody can put up a website and talk about anything that pops into their heads. I will stay a little more specific than that, but a few interests may creep into the conversation. I like to cook. I like to read. I like pop-culture. But I love politics, and when a presidential year rolls around, I am in hog heaven!
I went to law school at the University of Texas at Austin and practiced law for about ten years. As much as I love the law – and I really do love the law – I did not like working as a lawyer. Most of the rest of my adult years were in commercial real estate and “law-related” endeavors surrounding politics. I enjoyed both, but I think we can safely say that I am, always was and always will be a political “junkie.”
I worked in politics, both as a paid professional and as a volunteer, for most of my adult life. This is fair warning. I am a conservative, as defined in modern times, without the social issues. I despise the size, the scope and the cost of government. But telling other people how to live their personal lives makes me squeamish. Nevertheless, I’m always happy to offer suggestions!
I am also a 10th Amendment conservative. I don’t believe that the federal government belongs in anything that the states can do better, leaving national defense, immigration, treaties, parks and highways just about the sum-total of the business of the feds. I am a classical liberal, as defined by Adam Smith. I believe in individual liberty, in property, in freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly and, most importantly, in free markets.
I bring that world view to everything I do, including this website. I don’t ever apologize for my point of view or for being blunt. For the most part, I am especially careful to do the research, and while I have been known to offend, I try not to. But this year of creepy Democrat politics has brought out the worst in me. Not that offending is hard to do these days. Being offended is a popular thing to be. People seem to love being wounded.
So, if there is some possibility that my words might not suit you – and you don’t like reading words that don’t suit you – I’ve given you the heads-up. I, however, love reading words that don’t suit me, so feel free! But be respectful and clean.
