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Where I live in Southern California, we often have skies so boring that most people don't look up much. Partly it's smog, and everybody knows about that. Sometimes it's smoke from brushfires, which everybody also probably knows about. At other times, we have clear skies but cloudless, and again, why look up?

On the other hand, over the last several years, I've noticed something strange. Southern California skies are starting to become more interesting. Take the shot above. I took that with my G1 cell phone at about 7:50 a.m. in January, 2009. It is not a typical sky around here!

What's happening? What's the connection?

10 Reasons to Stop Listening to ALL Talk Radio in America

I think I'm ready to stop listening to the so-called "marketplace of ideas" that passes for political Talk Radio in America.  I am both disheartened that I have to say it, and elated that I finally see the truth.

The truth is NOBODY HAS ANYTHING TO SAY that's worth hearing.  Both sides of an issue wrap themselves in ideological hides that mesmerize themselves into not having to think, all the while berating the other side for doing the same thing.

There are only two arguments.  One is "I'm right, and You're an idiot" and the other "They're wrong, and I'm right."  Furthermore, the only thing they both say about the other that's true has to do with blindly following the marching orders of the "leading voices" for their sides.  Both sides often refer to this as somebody drinking the Kool-Aid as he/she parrots a talking point or two.