Every once in awhile, I will get a comment about how I attack the left more often than the right. This apparently comes from the confusion with one dimensional political charts that define everyone as left, right, or center. Because I am not Democrat or Republican, I must be centrist.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

I have said many times before that I am neither fair nor balanced. The truth is, I'm a reformed leftist. As in HARDCORE leftist. I was a firm believer in the nanny state until the nanny state turned and bit me on the rear. Once I saw the potential dangers, I became one of the nanny state's most ardent opponents.

But more to the point, I actually resent the implication that my articles must be weighted, with equal amounts of criticism towards either side, in order for me to not be Democrat or Republican. I am not paid to blog; if I were, I might give greater attention to the "blog editors" who want my blog to be some sort of open forum with equal respect for both sides. You want objective analysis of a political issue? Send a large donatiion to my PayPal account, and we'll talk. Until then, zip it. My blog, my rules!

I try to provide a fairly open forum; in fact, I hope to repeat my 2004 trend of profiling all of the third party platforms on my blog. It was interesting, educational, and provided stimulating conversation (if there are any Green Party members out there, I invite you to defend your platform in the comments when the time comes). I want a good conversation with thoughtful discussion. I'm just not going to go out of my way to provide "balance".