I've decided to begin using my Libertarian Leanings Facebook page, and as part of this I'm changing the email address associated with the Libertarian Leanings blog. The new email address is LibertarianLeanings@hotmail.com. By changing to the new email address I will be able to automatically post Libertarian Leanings blog entries to Libertarian Leanings on Facebook.
The old email address, ThomasDBowler@aol.com, is still good. Anybody interested in contacting me can still use that one. However, now when you click "Email Me" over on the sidebar, mail will be directed to LibertarianLeanings@hotmail.com. If this turns out to be troublesome I'll switch back, but I don't anticipate any problems.
Libertarian Leanings Interviewed at Holman Stadium
Mitt Romney made a campaign stop last Friday evening at Holman Stadium where he addressed a crowed of about 4,000 that included yours truly. On my way into Holman I ran into Pete Ingemi, also known as DaTechGuy.
I spent an hour yesterday with DaTechGuy on DaRadio, Roxanne de Luca, and featured guest Little Miss Attila. Topics, included the fallout from President Obama's unfortunate call for a return to pre-1967 borders as a starting point for peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. We also had fun with the media coverage of the, shall we say, indiscretions by Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Edwards, and Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
DaTechGuy is on WCRN 830AM from Worcester every Saturday morning from 10:00 til noon. Audio of yesterday's show is here.
Last Saturday I was on with DaTechGuy on Da Radio. He broadcasts a show every Saturday from 10:00 to noon on WCRN, 830AM on the dial, in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Besides myself, guests included Sister Toldjah, Steve Foley, The Right Winger Gamer, Brian Henchey, and John Weston of Conservatively Speaking which is also broadcast from WCRN. We talked politics, the Tea Party, the budget deal, the Quran burning Florida pastor, and the battle over the public employees unions in Wisconson. A podcast of the show can be found here. It was great fun!
The Humble Libertarian has put together a list of the top 100 Libertarian blogs and websites for 2009. Libertarian Leanings came in at number 82. The list is here in full since the Humble Libertarian plans to keep his list updated. I'd like to preserve a copy while I'm still on it.
You may have noticed that my passion for blogging has cooled in the recent weeks. It began with the ice storm that left us without power for the five days, and unfortunately when power was restored the drive to resume blogging was not restored with it. This has more to do with world events than with personal circumstances.
Iraqi approval of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) has pretty much wrapped up the War in Iraq, or I should say, the Battle for Iraq. Obama's talk of yanking the troops to fight the War on Terror on its "real front" appears to have been, like everything else he's been saying, little more than campaign talk. Keeping Robert Gates in place as Secretary of Defense signals that he does not intend to imperil the progress in Iraq, even though things have gotten dicier in Afghanistan. SOFA makes it nearly impossible for Obama to simply punt and blame the ensuing failure on George Bush. Obama has been handed a victory, and if he can't maintain it he will be the one to take the heat.
On the domestic front, the economic situation gives Obama cover to propose his redistributionist policies and the Democratic congress will be happy to oblige. It could mean an avalanche of Democratic vote buying legislation, but then -- maybe not.
One of the more entertaining aspects of the recent election is the surprise in leftist circles at the moves Obama has made -- like keeping Robert Gates. No one had any idea what Obama was likely to do because his positions shifted to suit the campaign situation. That is, if you can call 180 degrees a shift. Meanwhile our fourth estate was too busy in Alaska investigating Bristol Palin to bother trying to pin him down. It ought to be interesting watching their journalistic contortions for the next four years.
In any case, although there is no lack of blog fodder out there, Libertarian Leanings will be published on a less frequent basis. I started this blog five years ago this coming April, intending to frame current events from the small-L libertarian perspective. As time went by the analysis gave way to short comments on the news of the day, until most recently I was just linking to interesting stories without even a comment. I hope now to return Libertarian Leanings to its original purpose.
I want to thank the folks who have taken the time to stop by over the years. It's an honor to write for you. I'll strive to do a better job of it going forward.
The logical and analytical type. They are especialy attuned to difficult creative and intellectual challenges and always look for something more complex to dig into. They are great at finding subtle connections between things and imagine far-reaching implications.
They enjoy working with complex things using a lot of concepts and imaginative models of reality. Since they are not very good at seeing and understanding the needs of other people, they might come across as arrogant, impatient and insensitive to people that need some time to understand what they are talking about.
