I want my blog to read like a magazine of sorts. Of course… I want the Oklahoma City Thunder to be the cornerstone, but I also enjoy following other things and writing about other things. Since in reality we have no newspaper in Oklahoma City…I want my blog to reflect not only on the Thunder and OU football, but a feel for what’s going on from a political sense in our country. We have no Op-Ed page in Oklahoma City, nor any real diversity of thought in written form on what should be the state’s leading newspaper. There is not one single politician in Oklahoma I admire or respect currently….both parties. So I want my blog to reflect what this Oklahoman’s perspective is of the world at large beyond the prism of the predictable rogue red prism which is Oklahoma.
I have no political slant per se. I’m not an ideologue. I disdain both parties, but for different reasons. I’m an equal opportunity disdainer. They’ve both become worthless for different reasons. I disdain the GOP because they don’t give a shit about the human element in governance. I disdain the Dems because they don’t have the discipline to govern with a pragmatic hand. Somewhere in between these boundaries is where I reside. If I had to vote right now at this precise time on the 2020 election…I’d vote for Michael Bennett from Colorado—the moderate Dem. You can’t give everything away as Bernie Sanders wants to promise. You can blend a combination of capitalism and socialism, but you can’t go all the way either way I wouldn’t think or you’ll lose the essence of the American Dream and what makes America special. The middle class is what makes America special. FDR and LBJ both knew this and nurtured it with the New Deal and the Fair Deal.
This will require a deft hand. Not the clumsy club of someone like Trump or an American Heritage Foundation puppet like Mitch McConnell. Learn something today and google Grover Norquist. Do it. You’ll learn something about your country and why in part this is where we are.
I was thinking of Sean Spicer the other day and wondering if his life is okay. If he got out in time and didn’t ruin his professional reputation by being associated with Trump. Compared to the person who replaced him…he was actually pleasant considering his job was to be the personal spokesman for a pathological liar. But still, in a weird way…I kind of miss him.
Fairly soon I want to start following the 2020 election process. I’ll probably wait two more weeks to see if Biden and the kid from Texas enter the race. Bill Weld a liberal Republican (whom I like) has announced he’s going to run against Trump. Weld is a smart dude. He has no chance whatsoever, but he’s smart and interesting to listen to if you ever get the chance.
I see no one as of yet who I think could go on a stage with Trump and handle his antics. Maybe it’s Melania since she’s the national spokesperson for anti bullying. But we’ll see. High level content doesn’t matter anymore in American politics. I’m not sure exactly how a candidate should run a race in this new country we live in.
Kanye West 2020 anyone?
Everyday we’re watching history. I hope enough people are paying attention.