Real Wedge Issues

I cannot stand the smugness of liberals. I cannot stand the sanctimony of conservatives. I like the sweetness and basic kindness of liberals, even when they are hopeless ninnies. I like the strength and conviction of conservatives, but not when it turns them mean....

Ideology is brain death. Ideology is cement poured in the ears.

What unites us in the Mighty Middle is not lock-step agreement, but a willingness to keep our minds open, to eschew ideology, to look at the facts, to re-evaluate from time to time, to fight like hell when we think we're right but also to listen to the "other" side because you know, it's just possible the other side is more right. I happen to be a Democrat, but there are plenty of Republicans out here in the middle, too.

Odds are you think I'm wrong about at least one issue. And I don't want to shock you, but I probably am wrong about at least one issue. Unlike the ideologues of Left and Right, I don't claim to have The One and Only Truth.... You're entitled to your opinion, but you're not entitled to an unchallenged opinion.

There's really only one requirement for membership in the Mighty Middle: you have to love truth more than certainty. Start there and you'll find you can't squeeze into either the Left or the Right wings.

[via , HT: CommonSenseDesk]