What's That Evil Clarence Thomas Up To?

He's sitting in coach, talking to high schoolers, then agreeing to speak at their commencement ceremony.

I've watched Thomas speak on C-Span--he's an intelligent, inspirational guy. I've also commented on this blog that, even if I have ideologically disagreements with him, I think Barack Obama would be a great guest at my backyard barbecue.

Political dialogue has taken an ugly turn since the practice began of "demonizing" the opponents. It's gotten to the point where a Politico writer decided it would be funny to link to a Playboy.com article in which the author fantasized about sexually brutalizing conservative women.

I recently had a friend laugh at my conservative label simply because I am willing to discuss both sides of a political argument, rather than staunchly and angrily defend my position. Maybe conservative isn't the right label anymore--I'm a populist!

This blog is meant to be a place where Tara and I express our disagreements in a civil, and sometimes humorous, way. But the more I read the news and scan the Internet, the more I think that Tara and I are unusual beasts.