The Saga of Prosperous Snow Continues |
Sunday, July 3, 2016 I used to define myself as conservative, but that was before the Tea Party movement. The Tea Party movement made it appearance which taught me that I wasn't conservative. I changed my political definition to moderate which lasted a short time. I then changed to slightly liberal, whatever that means. After thinking about the definitions of conservative, moderate, and liberal, I realized I don't fit into any of those categories. The reason is simple, I'm conservative on some issues, while I'm moderate or liberal on others. I'm tired of being put in a category, therefore I'm going to tell people I'm a conservative-moderate-liberal non-partisan-independent. Yes, I know non-partisan and independent are interchangeable. The Sunday News prompt for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" ![]() Washington, DC is reviving a campaign to become the 51st state in the union ![]() Should Washington, D.C. become a state called New Columbia? If the citizens of Washington, D.C. want to become a state then I think they should. I don't see that making Washington, D.C. a state would make a hell of a lot of difference in politics. One advantage to the Capitol of the United State becoming the 51st is that it would piss off some of the Republicans in Congress and running for president or congress. The citizens of Washington, D.C. have just as much right to live in a state as the citizens of the rest of the country. Maybe at one time in American history there would have been a problem, but in today's national and international politic climate I don't see a problem. I suspect that the majority of voters, whether the identify themselves Democrat, Republican, Independent, conservative, moderate, or liberal, don't vote their party line. True some voters still focus on what is good for the party rather then what is good for the country, but that is changing and will continue to change. I think having Washington, D.C. as a state is good for the country. We may not be able to see the advantages now and those advantages may not become clear until after Washington, D.C. because New Columbia, but they will become clear. |