An Introduction ... Of Sorts.

Now I’ve had this blog for a long time, and I’ve intended it to be a place for me to well, rant, about government waste and what not me being a Libertarian and all. I always intended to make my first post a little something about who I am, where I come from, and what my views are politically. That however, would turn out to be a book of huge proportions and quite frankly, I don’t think anyone would read it. Besides, I can fill in those blanks as I blog.

I have no delusions about how many people will actually read this thing. I’m not going to link here from my LiveJournal as that is about my personal life, and I intend this to be a strictly political rant. I am also, not the best informed of voters on the planet. I consider myself just a wee bit more informed as I *TRY* to actually research things before forming opinions, but to be honest I don’t exactly have the same amount of time as someone who, say, does political opinion for a living, so I will tend to voice my opinion and hope those that agree with me have the facts to back us both up.

That being said, I am very much a Libertarian. Card carrying in fact. I support my party mostly by financial means, but I hope to be involved at least at some level, in the upcoming campaigns in my local area if I can find the time. Basically, for those of you who don’t know, and to try and distill my beliefs down to their simplest form, I believe people should have the right to do whatever they want to do so long as what they are doing doesn’t interfere with the rights of others to do whatever they want to do. It sounds simple, and at some level it is. However it isn’t cart-blanche to do whatever the hell you please. I’m quite sure we’ll be discussing examples every time I open up a topic, so I’m not going to get into that now.

I am also a huge fan of freedom of speech, however if you’re going post replies here I’m going to have some rules. Absolutely *NO* Anonymous posting. Given the way that Blogger allows people to post, even if you don’t have a Blogger please give a name. Also, although I can’t enforce it, please use the same name. It’s annoying to try and talk to people when they use several names in attempt to be cute or something.

I also reserve the right to not post for weeks on end. I have a life. It’s not much of one, but I like it. I live in a city where it rains. A lot. I don’t mind it, but when it stops I want to ether play golf, ride my bike or go skiing. And when it is raining, or even when it’s not, I enjoy my sex life. So does my girlfriend. I’m also habitually lazy. I hope you get used to it. This will be a fun ride, as I’m an opinionated jerk. I’ll even back up my claims from time to time. When I bother to actually do my own research.

Shall we get started?