Independence Day, the perfect day for me to launch Red Hot & Blue Politics and declare my independence within the blogosphere. The state of independence is a state of a mind and a way of being. As Susan B. Anthony once said, “Independence is happiness” and I am filled with it.

I am grateful to the lefty blog, MyDD, for helping me get my start, first as a lurker, then commenter, then as a diarist.  Also, a big thanks to lefty blogger, Alegre, for leading the many hundreds of pro-Hillary Clinton bloggers at the Daily Kos and MyDD and for taking the plunge into blog ownership and creating Alegre’s Corner. For posterity, all of my original posts have been re-posted here at Red Hot & Blue. Links back to the source are provided in order to view the comments and discussion within historical context.

Why Red Hot & Blue Politics?

The perverse 2008 presidential primary seasons has helped reveal three very important facts:

  • The (MSM) media spin and opinion masquerades as truth, making and shaping news instead of reporting within the bounds of objective journalism.
  • The Democratic Party’s core democratic principles are on the verge of extinction.
  • Democracy is diminished when citizens do not stand up and speak out.

To put it simply, Red Hot & Blue will dish, discuss, and call out the bad actors in U.S. politics. Even though we have a left leaning perspective, we will celebrate real patriots regardless of party. Everyone has an agenda and ours is to arm citizens with facts and encourage their participation in keeping democracy alive.

In the spirit of free speech, free thinking, hope, and love of our democracy, we invite you to participate in the discussion here and on our upcoming blog talk radio show.  Welcome.