Introduction
November 8, 2008
“I’m starting a blog” I thought to myself, while feeling particularly disgruntled last Wednesday morning. Why was I feeling disgruntled on that particular day? I know what you’re thinking – he missed 35-cent wings on Tuesday night at Buffalo Wild Wings! As much as I hated to miss that, it wasn’t the primary reason. It was, of course, because of the results of the election.
I can’t say I’m too upset that Barack Obama won, as he ran a great campaign, motivated millions to support him, and deserved the victory that he attained. Further, I also wasn’t as bothered that the Democrats picked up seats in both the House and the Senate, as the massive turnout for Obama surely helped to fuel that advance. I was more upset that there really weren’t many viable options for those of us that consider ourselves fiscally conservative. Now I’m no Republican, though my fiscally conservative and socially moderate to liberal views typically push me towards siding with the GOP when it’s time to cast my votes.
The state of the GOP these days is a sad one, and the early infighting on Wednesday morning didn’t help my outlook, which brings me back to the beginning – starting a blog. Now some self-reflection regarding my qualifications to start blogging:
- I’m not a particularly gifted writer
- I’m not especially funny
- I don’t exactly have any unique insight
But in the end, this is the internet, and a lack of talent or even something good to say has never stopped anyone. I’ve chosen to be optimistic about Obama’s presidency, and I will support him as my president. All of my concerns about him and his qualifications for the position are now history as far as I’m concerned, but that doesn’t mean that I won’t be vocal about my disagreements in policy.
And so, I begin my new life as a blogger. It will be predominantly political, but I plan on talking about music once in a while and posting things that are funny enough to share.
