Expansive Thinking

President Obama, probably at least partly in response to polls, is now talking big about drilling for oil, and building oil pipelines.

Bear in mind that Obama has always maintained a very environmentally protective, conservation minded, anti consumption attidude about energy and resources in general. And good for him.

However, he surely realizes that, for now, we must have oil, and since it will be dug up somewhere, it might as well be dug up here (in America). Again, good for him. So Obama wants to be be pro prosperity and pro environment, simultaneously. 

And really, doesn't everybody? Limbaugh is all over Obama for trying to gain political support with his policies, as if there is something unusual about  doing so. AS if we all don't curry favor among our fellows.  Limbaugh thinks its hypocritcal for Obama to be so pro environment, and willing to use government regulations to protect the environment, while claiming to be in favor of economic growth and prosperity.

Limbaugh is a sympton of the illness which infects american culture; conflict and dispute and negativity, simply for the sake of conflict and dispute and negativity, simply to get attention, to stimulate hormones.  You gotta give credit to Rush, though. At least he hasn't called the president a "slut". At least, not yet.

It would be just as easy for Rush to proclaim "good for Obama! He's finally coming around to the conservative viewpoint with regard to domestic oil production, while remaining committed to environmental health, like everybody else!"  

But no, that wouldn't be as exciting or fun, to praise, instead of denigrate.

My liberals friends are just as bad. They hate Limbaugh because....

...partly because he is conservative, and just about every liberal I know, bless their hearts, has a negative attitude about conservatism, across the board. And, until recently, so did I. But now I have found a better way, and it includes tolerance,  understanding,inclusiveness,openmindedness, and conciliation.

Neither liberalism nor conservatism is good, or bad.

If you are a liberal, listen to Limbaugh, or some other representative conservative. Then, steal whatever good ideals you hear, unabashedly. By so doing you will prevail, by drawing a circle around your ideological opponents. Regard them as contributors (to you), rather than opponents.

AS popular as Rush is, he could be much more popular, were he but more ideologically expansive, and generous.

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