James Skemp's StrivingLife

I've never understood how conservatives can be anti-government, but also be for government intervention in regards to abortion, prostitution, gay/lesbian marriage/civil unions, video and movie ratings, marijuana, and etcetera.

Of course liberals aren't necessarily pushing hard for some of these, but see a benefit to government that doesn't include making the above illegal (and enforcing those laws) and building up the miltary.

Maybe it's the fact that some people are for legalizing and then taxing some of those items, and they're anti-new taxes?

When I think of Europe I think of the U.K., France, then Germany. What about Spain though?

Moving east, Japan and China, followed by North Korea. I realize that India should be on the list, but it's not one that immediately comes to mind.

Africa, as a whole, is not on the list; only bad things come to mind (AIDs and spammers/scammers).

Same with Israel; isn't it bad that I think not of religiousness, but rather of constant war?

Is the above because of the media?

I work at the State Bar of Wisconsin, the membership of which elects a president every year. (Technically they elect a president-elect, but that's moot.)

One of the things my co-workers and I (Rob and Dan) bounced off each other was a blog for the president-elect, for the three years they serve (president-elect, president, and outgoing (?)).

With the Obama administration, I wonder if the time of weekly addresses is out, and the time of a more timely blog is in. (Obviously, had Palin been elected, this wouldn't even be an issue, which is pretty scary.)

Not only could this serve as a more personal look into the White House, but also into our President.

Granted, he has a number of other 'Web 2.0'/social networking outlets, but these aren't directly run by Obama. And of course, a blog probably wouldn't be him directly filling it in either, but ... he may at least generate the ideas and feelings behind it.

Could it be possible? Looking ahead, when would we see another who actually stands a chance of being the first?