So it begins...

I got the idea for this site after a (probably former) friend and I entered into a debate about his being a member of the "Tea Party." As I was debating I noticed something odd. I was making points, with real and provable facts, and his responses were the self deluded responses that tend to come from a person who did not analyse their own opinion very well, and probably didn't want too.

It started with a story on Michele Bachmann not responding to a 16 year old girl's challenge to debate her on the history of the country and the constitution. The friend's response was to give her a pass because she had had a lot of foster children. Obviously someone ignorant of the constitution, the law, and the basic history of our country is fully qualified to be in a legislature because they have had foster children. Obviously, right? Of course not.

I grew up in an environment where you did not hold an opinion if you could not defend it. Ignorance was not acceptable.

This site is about fact based opinions. I'm looking for writers, you can be liberal or conservative, but you can't use the nonsensical ravings of the various political echo chambers. State your opinions, articulate the factual support for them, and roast any sacred cows that look tasty!