Being Blue in a Red Zone

This is my first attempt at entering the blogosphere. I'm a late bloomer into this electronic world but I've noticed some great writing on blogs so I thought I would throw my hat in the ring.

The title to my blog refers to the fact that I am a Liberal in the middle of one of the "reddest" political zones in the country--Odessa, Tx. Both Daddy Bush and W Bush lived here in earlier days and the majority of folks still buy most of the nonsense that our clueless leader in Washington spews forth.

About this color thing. Red. Hmm. Seems I remember a time when that color was equated (especially by card-carrying Joe McCarthy-like Republicans) with that evil menace known as the Soviet Union. Those of us old enough to remember the 50's amd 60's remember the RED SCARE. Hell, we even had drills in my elementary school to "protect ourselves" in event of nuclear attack or tornado by hunkering down under our desks. Man, I felt safe.

Anyway, Red is now the color code for the R's while Blue is used for Demos. I know it really started on the election nights when the media moguls wanted to differentiate between parties on the maps but I stiil think it funny that R's are represented by Red.

I propose a number of other colors for our political maps. Purple has already benn used by Time and Newsweek to signify the reality that most states have significant elements of Blue and Red. Green enclaves could exist throughout the country for environmentalists who want to save our planet. I think many members of both parties should be given a special Yellow designation for failing to stand up to Bush on Iraq and abuses of our civil liberties. Hell, Congress, for the most part, still acts as though Shrub (to borrow Molly's nickname for W) is popular in this country.

Bush has reached new lows in popularity in this nation and he has caused us to be the most hated country in the world. I have another special color for W, Cheney, Gonzales, and Rove-Zebra. For their actions which have violated the rights of every member of our society in clear violation of the U.S. Constitution, this gang of four should be outfitted in the same outfits that prisoners wear.

The possibilities for color-coding our political maps are endless. I'm end my little blog here and ask for any suggestions the reader might have about content or "colors for the map."