My cousin and I were exchanging emails the other day about a columnist we both admire, Charles Krauthammer. This man, for those of you who might not be familiar with his work, is one of the lead columnists for the Washington Post newspaper. Other than being probably one of the most coherent writers with clearly Conservative leanings, we agreed that he was also one of the most honest and fair writers we see in the overheated political climate today. He has not fallen victim to the use of Hyperbole instead of Fact or Emotion over Reason.
Later I started thinking about how easy it is to find someone that we agree with and line up behind him or her, forgiving them the use of a little bit of distortion or a phrase that is plain wrong but plays well on youTube or the evening news.
There's a lot of talk about self-reliance but what's going on today is too important to leave to someone else to decide what we should believe. I'm making a pledge to spend at least as much time studying the issues as I spend in front of the TV so that I can make an informed decision. I hope that you will join me.
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