Originally Posted by
MrSplitshot
Being too far right is just as problematic as being too far left. The problem with either, in my humble opinion, is that not being able to break stride with your side of the isle outweighs silly little things like common sense, reason, and facts.
It also tends to make you think something is a fact just because somebody somewhere on some obscure blog on some random corner of the world wide interwebs said its so. You become overly passionate and obsessed with it.
Whether you are all the way left or all the way right on the scale, you are equally in the dark.
A fair and balanced portfolio of ideology that rides the middle ground is where I try to be...though I do tend to ride a bit right of the center in most cases.
I picture one side of a 2-lane interstate. There is a center line. Most drive in either the left lane or the right lane. It's the wackos that try to pass in the median at far left or on the shoulder at far right that kick up all the gravel. They grab all of the headlines and blog chatter, but I believe most Americans stay on the pavement, closer to the center line, and just try to get where they're going...whether it's slightly left or slightly right of center.
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