Damn, I have finally joined the ranks of bloggers. What would drive someone to do this? Well maybe six years of a corrupt and incompetent administration or the taking over of everything and anything by Corporate America or the mainstream media that ignores what as been happening. I think is time for me to add my voice to the growing blogosphere that will shape the coming millennium. The best way can express why I have started to write can be summed up by the recently pasted Gerald R. Ford who in his 1975 state of the Union address he remarked “I must say to you that the state of the Union is not good… ” and this is more true then ever. My writing skills are suspect but hope my words open the eyes of couple of souls somewhere.

So know just average guy here that needs his rants to be heard so maybe will not go totally insane. I would describe myself politically as an independent and progressive with touch of socialist tendencies. I could care less for Democrats and even more so for Republicans. When will we reform the system to have a true Democracy with more then two voices?

Currently I am working in the IT field so yes somewhat of computer geek. Long time Windows power user here but have realized we are losing control over our technology to proprietary hardware and software and need to get back to the freedom present at the beginning of the PC revolution. So expect to see posts on hacking (not the media demonization of) , open source, Linux, net neutrality, and my anti-DRM stance.

We need new ideas to overwrite what we have come to believe as truth. Why do I still hear the term “liberal media” from the right wing blow holes of talk radio? To those who do not have a clue the “liberal media” in regards to the mainstream media ceased to exist when Ronald Reagan allowed corporate monopolization of our TV, radio, and print media some twenty years ago. The proliferation of individual contributions to media via blogs has started a revolution which is adding new voices that need to be heard more then ever. Another idea that needs to be changed is our definition of “supporting our troops”. How the hell did starting a unneeded war justified by lies and now a President who wants to escalate said war get off saying people who don’t agree with him don’t support our troops? If I was over in Iraq with my ass on the line and my buddies dying the support I would want is bring me home for God’s sakes! Big media is finally seeing what mistake this has been if but four years to late. New ideas will free us from being the sheep most of us have become!

Ideas that continue the battles between liberals and conservatives, whites and blacks, and secularists and fundamentalists only cause us not to see the real problems in America today. We are at time when the people with power and wealth are stealing even more of both from the rest of the people. We can not have a true free society if only the rich and the corporations have a say. If the middle class vanishes what chance will the poor have to move up and experience the American dream? So if we don’t embrace new ideas and turn back the attacks on our freedoms, economic opportunities, and democratic government all will be lost and America be reduced to a footnote in history. The last resort might be a Revolution to fix our broken system! As Thomas Jefferson once said..Periodic revolution, “at least once every 20 years,” was “a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.” We would seem to be somewhat over due… I have no problem being part of this possible coming Revolution. Wondering now if this blog will end up getting me on FBI watch list?

OK maybe been little deep in this rant but thinking you can see where I am coming from and will be going with this blog and hoping to pick up couple of readers for the ride. I will promise right now not to talk about my cat in this blog. Also doing this for the girls which is going to be nice..bloggers do get girls right?