Lost in OK

I know it’s been more than a day since I made my proclamation that I was reentering the world of political discussion, but honestly it’s been hard to pick my subject after so long. However, I got my blood up last Wednesday and that’s usually all the impetuous I need but the writing took longer. But at long last here’s a little piece on what it means to be an American. Full Story

I was listening to Michael Savage on the radio the other night. I know it’s poor mental hygiene to indulge in such vices, but it’s all that was on the small talk radio circuit down here. For those of you who don’t know, Michael Savage is a self-avowed nationalist who hosts a nationally syndicated talk show called the Savage Nation.

That night he defined a country as a border, language and culture. With this as a basis, he went on to propose ending bilingual education and the complete closing of the borders. I had an instinctual revulsion to this diatribe but like all emotions, they are best consumed when understood. So the question really is what is an American?

It is rare that I am filled with the courage to post a retraction to one of my passionate statements. I know that this one will provide a great amount of hay for many of my readers; my friends Steve and Jim especially. However, to put it succinctly, I was overreaching in my ban on talk of politics. I’ve missed my ability to post. There have been real issues I would have liked to comment on that I have been unable to due to my self imposed ban.

I noticed some problems with RadicalWacko and Macintosh IE browsers this afternoon. I’m not going to be able to get to them till this weekend, but I wanted to let you know that I am aware of them and I’ll work them out ASAP.