Why I'm doing this

For years I've read libertarian/conservative blogs like countertopchronicles, lgf, freewillblog, sayuncle and, of course, instapundit. I've always thought about starting my own blog, but lack of time and concerns about privacy have kept me from starting. The recent election has made me want to give this a shot. The federal government has made a mess of things over the last decade, and, remarkably, the presidential election in which we were supposed to be selecting someone to set us on the right track left us with a choice between a guy who conceded that "the issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should" and a guy whose understanding of economics seems to have been nurtured at Moscow State. Conservatives and libertarians in this country have got to do a better job of communicating their answers for the problems our country faces. I don't know if anyone will ever read this blog, but, if nothing else, I'm hoping it will sharpen my thinking and my skills at articulating positions I believe in.