The Real Polichick

It's about time I started this blog.

I'm fairly new to politics. I never really cared, never paid attention, never wanted to take sides.

Last year, I woke up. As a conservative.

I ground my political beliefs in freedom: freedom to make your own choices and mistakes, to spend and save your money, to express your religion, to choose your own health care, to own a gun, to live.

I believe in limited government, low taxes and personal responsibility. I don't want to pay your mortgage, bail out my bank or pay for your health care. And no one should make me.

I work in the media, and I'm considered a political minority among most of my coworkers and friends. So I've had to seek other outlets.

I'm a member of the Young Republicans of the Palm Beaches, whose mission is to get Republicans elected to local offices. It's also a good group for venting about politics over beer with other 20- to 40-year-olds. But most of my political activism is focused on the South Florida Tea Party, of which I'm the communications director. SFTP encourages community activism and promotes fiscal responsibility, limited government and free markets.

The biggest lesson I've learned from these groups is to be careful, smart about how you vote. The YRs and SFTP seek to educate the public about candidates, policies and parties.

That's what I hope to achieve with this blog: to educate you. To make a point. To get you to see -- or try to find -- the logic behind all the political talk, humor and crap out there.

Meet The Real Polichick.