I find the news more interesting than most of the "entertainment" that is on TV these days. But I'm not talking about politics, which can get quite boring after a while. Instead, it's when the news outlet covers something other than politics - such as when a city shuts down its commuter mass transit overnight to save money.
This week, politics was the lead item for every newscast. No, it was not because the Federal government was doing something new to screw us. Instead, it was because the government was gradually undoing some of the messes that were made over the past 4 years. I was pleasantly surprised that on the first day of Biden's presidency, that his administration rolled back some of the executive orders (XOs) which hurt the LGBTIQ community.
Given that I ingest media which tends to have a center-left bias, I can't help but feel good about what is happening. However, if I were ingesting media with a center-right / hard-right bias, I might feel as if the world has collapsed around me. The reality is somewhere in the middle - the operating bias of our Federal government has shifted towards the center, but with input from the left. A quick look at our president's nominees show that most of the candidates are well qualified for their positions. However, if one looks from the perspective of our hard-right media, one would see candidates chosen because they meet a quota checklist. Again, reality is somewhere in the middle. When one has a surplus of qualified candidates, why not choose people that please key elements of the party's base?
Well, since this week has been pleasantly eventful, let's hope that next week is even better!
