Initial Thoughts

I've been meaning to create this blog for years, and I've finally done it.  So, what's it all about? And why should anyone care about what I have to say?  Well, I started this blog for two reasons.  First, I think it's incredibly important to stay up to date on current events and politics, in order to develop informed political opinions.  By sharing my observations with the world, this blog will help me grow intellectually and politically.  Suh-weet.  Second, there is so much misinformation floating around due to the lack of fact-checking by 24-hour news networks, and social networking sites making it so easy to share with friends.  Now, I don't expect to be able to address every bit of misinformation that spreads from ear-to-ear, but I certainly will address what I feel is most important.  And that's a start, right? So stay tuned...and stay informed!