Politics as usual?

Preamble to my BLOG:

I grew up asking a lot of questions, much to the irritation of my parents who couldn't answer most of them. I asked WHY? and HOW? so much that my mother threatened to change my middle name to "WHY".

As a prospector (Salvage business to most people) and stock trader, I am still asking (WHY? and HOW?) with the addition of (WHERE?) all the time. I also read blogs (that great little "Next Blog" button) during my trading hours. A great diversion if the market is slow or down, and it beats game after game of Solitaire, Hearts, or Free Cell.

The political blogs are simply amazing! I see a tremendous polarization of people leaning left or right. That can be good, but the lack of honesty and F A C T S to support such vitriolic writing is just as amazing. I am Center, Right in my personal beliefs. A test I took said I was Center, Right, Authoritarian, but that's picking nits. Having had careers in investigations AND mental health, among others, I read blogs looking for accuracy of comments, honest of opinion (can be subjective) and fact. I rarely see FACT.
In the politically heated times we have in America today, uncertainty creates anger and fury, depending on which team (left or right) you are rooting for. As I read I find myself asking WHY? a lot. I grew up before text books were routinely slanted to force one particular view on naive students. I also quit school, started a family, and returned to finish college, ending up with a degree, majoring in finance and psychology (long story) almost exactly 10 years after I started. The changes to our education system here in America were incredible! Again, I was asking (WHY?) a lot and receiving a lot of "because I said so" replies from teachers who, for the most part, were pretty dim-witted about "life" in general. That's about the time I started leaning Right of Center in my belief structure.
Well, to end that preamble before we all drown in it, I will state that many of my "WHYs?" will reflect on other's blogs, and what I see on the telly.

Maybe you, the readers, can chime in with your explanations. I will have to monitor to keep the hate levels down, but for the most part, comments will be welcome and left for others to read. SRT