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A Brief Respite...

I try to write every day. Today, however, I'm not feeling so well. However despite missing today's entry for the most part, I have done some work on what will be tomorrows. I hope tomorrow is to talk about voting particular in regards to the 2010 elections. I want to talk about not voting, about how to vote, and about how much work any patriotic voter really should do before November.

Of course I won't be telling you who to vote for. If I did, you'd ignore me anyway. However I do hope to get folks thinking about what they really want out of the 2010 elections and what makes the most sense for the long term health of their political views and the country.

Now for an unabashed call for free marketing. We ALL know people who are sick and tired of the false war waged between the right and left. Give them this site to read. Encourage them to come, follow the blog, and comment. I'm very certain that the best politics of our country have happened in the places where differing viewpoints can coexist without rage, guilt or accusation.

While the site isn't as pretty yet as I hope to make it, you can help me start to get the word out and build a real discussion community about the issues that face America - all Americans - today.

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