Comment: Yup

Many of those sites, and I also visit some progressive and neocon ones (alternet, mother jones, red state) to try to understand what others are thinking. Or at least being told.

and have a pile of books I very slowly read.

And a full time job earning money to pay bills.

And/but I try not to sacrifice an iota of time with my three little kids to study politics and economics. I'm hoping they will take an interest when they are older.

When I see how rich, different, and deep this study is, I'm less and less surprised that we aren't doing very well as a presidential campaign.