I don't normally post on politics, but . . .

In the first place, I believe our First Amendment rights are the most important ones that we, as citizens of a free and democratic country, can possess. Most importantly, our freedom of speech and the press is absolutely essential to our lives as free people. After all, how can we, as voters and citizens and tax-payers, make any decisions about whom to vote for or how our country is to be run or how our money is to be spent, if we don't know all the facts?

I don't make many political comments, either in my writing or in person, because frankly I am ashamed of my inability to keep up with all the news. When I was young and impressionable, I dated a guy who poked holes in any political or economic idea I managed to formulate, which forever after made me not want to open my mouth on the subject. (I later came to realize that was his failing, not mine. ) Today I read an article that completely vindicates me. As I was reading it, I kept saying to myself, "See! I knew it all along!"

This article is by JT Benjamin. It was originally published (as far as I know) on the Erotica Readers and Writers Association website.

Here is a teaser:

I took a long drink of my Samuel Adams Honey Porter and said, “You know what Sarah Palin is? She’s a bimbo . . . .She’s like one of those spokesmodels you see at car shows who’s just supposed to stand there and look pretty and draw in the potential customers and extol the virtues of the vehicle going around on the turntable. In this case, of course, the vehicle’s a Model T Ford. . . ."

Here is the complete text.

This is an excellent article. It makes several good points that had occurred to me, but that I had not seen mentioned anywhere else in the media. I won't say any thing else about it, until you have had a chance to read it for yourself. But be warned, heretofore I will not be keeping my opinions to myself!