The Puffington Host

In an effort to avoid living in an echo chamber and to counter the natural tendency to seek out sources of information that confirm biases, I've actively started reading the Huffington Post and the Daily Kos. Wow... I think I'm stupider, now. Not that either is 100% stupid, but there is a lot of it there. I probably should moderate my statement, but after reading today's front page stories on the Huffington Post, I'm not feeling moderate.

Apparently, you if you can't practice what you preach, you should preach what you practice. Based on the reaction to Governer Sanford's affair, Republicans should now all give up any moral ideals and fully support gay marriage. What? That's got to be one of the dumbest things EVER. Human beings are imperfect. This does not mean that we are not capable of seeing what should be or a better way. But imperfect humans often fail to achieve their ideals. That doesn't mean one should just give up and preach whatever one happens to be doing.

Just to be clear, I think Governer Sanford is a schmuck and his trip was incredibly irresponsible and juvenile. Even if he weren't Governer, it would have been an incredibly selfish and stupid thing to do. But the fact that he so spectacularly failed to live up to any ideals is not a reason to abandon them. Now maybe Republicans should support gay marriage. But if so, the fact that some idiot Governer had an affair and then went on an international nookie run while neglecting his job is not why.

Reading the "Green" section just makes me sad. There are lots of articles about how green technology will somehow help the economy and create wealth even though it needs subsidies because it's more expensive and less efficient. Here's a free tip: if something requires a government subsidy (direct payment, tax break, etc...) then it's NOT efficient. It maybe desireable for other reasons but economic benefits aren't one of tehm.

Okay, now it's time to delve into the Daily Kos...

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