i’ve been debating whether or not to post politically minded ramblings on this blog.  i have mixed feelings.

on the one hand, politics have increasingly become a major influence/activity in my life recently and the purpose, at least in part, of this blog is to share my thoughts and feelings on a range of topics.  as such, posting my own political commentary (even though my knowledge and experience is most certainly limited) on this site would seem to make at least some sense.  such postings would be nothing more that my thoughts and feelings on various topics, but wouldn’t most likely include statements delving into the realm of specific action (though maybe they would).

on the other hand, i did, if only half-consciously, intend the postings on this site to stay within the realm of my personal life and not to extend into the public realm of politics and policy.  now that i’ve been spending some time pondering this dilemma.., well, i haven’t come to any firm conclusions.  i like the idea of my public and political thoughts and pursuits remaining separate from those of my personal life, thoughts, and feelings.  i still intend, though i’m not sure when or how, to write more stories, more commentary on philosophy of reality, and so on.  the people who come to visit my scribblings may be uninterested in, or bothered by my views on a particular political subject.

what’s more, i hope to, one day, create an educational non-profit that would teach politics, policy, procedure, and government to the electorate.  assuming that i would be able to keep my writing fair and objective, so as not to promote one side of an argument over another (simply in order to keep from being penalized by the irs), i would want to create a site for the non-profit.

at the same time, though, i feel like a political action group (pac), might be just as, or more, useful.  i believe that my views are not all the different (with a few exceptions) from the large majority of voters, if they had a clearly understanding of how things really are and how the government isn’t, in fact, out to promote their benefit….

at this point i’m just rambling.  i do want to start another website, something with political commentary.  i’m worried, however, that that site would take away from my energy and creativity to continue posting to this site.  what’s more, i’m having a really hard time deciding what to name the not-yet-created site.  any suggestions?