tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25737734451837131912012-02-16T00:47:45.605-08:00/*If you wanna be my baby, it don't matter if you're left or right.*/Topher Leenoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573773445183713191.post-81158209621568443312008-01-07T02:32:00.000-08:002008-01-07T02:34:30.733-08:00<span style="font-family: georgia;">I've always been bothered by the Blue Scare in my blood-red state. There's an excess of partisan zealots and demonizing of those with different political views. Did you know to keep a Democrat away from a baby because it'll suck out the child's breath? I learned that last Sunday. The freedoms we enjoy require that we listen to and consider other's ideas, as our society only functions as well as we coordinate and compromise.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Also, it's disturbing how little we, USA #1, know of our own government and politics (present company included). I think most people want a better understanding of it all, but picking it up can feel a bit daunting, like jumping into Lost in the middle of the third season.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Now, I'm no poli-sci major. The realm of politics makes me feel a long way from the Shire. But you need to start somewhere, right? If you share my insecurities, take my hand, and we'll do this together. Baby steps to informed citizenship.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">And so I humbly submit The Bipartisan Curious, a hodge podge of everything political. Read, consider, comment (respectfully, if you please).</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2573773445183713191-8115820962156844331?l=thebipartisancurious.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Topher Leenoreply@blogger.com2