Recently I received an email from my Democratic senator encouraging my support for unrestricted access to abortion. This is not unlike emails I get from my Republican congresswoman that are designed to bolster whatever position she is taking.
In reality, I rarely find myself in agreement with any of my elected officials when they take knee-jerk, ideologically based stances that won’t resolve the problems they claim to address.
The right-wing call for unrestricted access to guns of any type in the name of the Second Amendment is just as untenable and impractical as the left-wing call for unrestricted access to abortion during every stage of pregnancy in the name of “reproductive rights.”
Unfortunately, our political leaders stake out the most extreme positions on key issues, leaving those of us seeking a middle ground to simply stand by and watch the nonsensical and self-defeating drama that they induce.
