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2/27/2023 Blog Entry "Progress" by Any Other Name...Might Not Be!"
I recently saw a campaign sign where the candidate claimed to be progressive. The use of the word "progressive" has increased dramatically during the past few years. So what is progressive? The root word of progressive is progress. Progress is generally defined as "forward or onward movement towards a destination or such movement that results in improvement or advancement towards a goal". It is one of those words that has largely been hijacked by the liberal left culture of today. Apparently sending billions of dollars to Ukraine while simultaneously leaving our southern border unprotected is "progress". That is just one example, but I digress...the nature of what constitutes progress is largely in the eye of the beholder. The validation of what constitutes progress is largely measured by the momentum of cultural movements. And therein squats the toad...when momentum is mistaken for progress, one has only to remember that an intoxicated driver barreling down the wrong lane has tremendous momentum, but hardly has progress. Me thinks we often mistake momentum for progress, and what is called progress is often validated by little more than the dogmatic assertions of those who are supposedly progressing. Momentum works both ways, either regressive or progressive. The "gist" of the matter is this: When someone or something is said to be progressive, be skeptical, sort out all terms and definitions. Exercise discernment. You might just find that a lot of the so-called progressiveness of our day is little more than drunken momentum.

2/24/2023 Blog Entry "The Vagueness of Local Candidacy"
Over the years I have noticed that by and large when a candidate runs for local office (council, mayor, sheriff, etc.) distinctly missing from any public reference are details regarding that person's political ideologies. Persons running for these positions rarely identify as Republican, Democrat, liberal, conservative, pro-life, pro-choice and so on. There is a tendency of "trying to walk down the middle" and alienate as few voters as possible. I have other less endearing terms to describe this type of behavior, namely wishy-washy and fence sitters. The go-to explanation as to why candidates are "vague" is something along the lines of "my personal beliefs will not affect my ability to do the job". Really? I believe that when candidates engage in this type of compartmentalization of their identity, they are intentionally projecting a limited, engineered view of who they are. If a candidate voted for Joe Biden, wouldn't you want to know it? If a candidate voted for Donald Trump, wouldn't you want to know it? I could go on all day with examples, but you get the idea. Voters deserve to know as much about a candidate as possible. Its called integrity.