I am new here... just found this website off Google after typing "political discussion" in the search box.

I'm a twenty-two year old college student from the Chicago area. In the last few months, I have made it a point to pay more attention to the news. I at times will browse through both the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times, get my news off the web (Yahoo, CNN, NYTimes, NYPost, Fox News, etc.), and get it from the TV (Fox News, CNN, ABC News, local news, etc.).

I do not feel I am either a republican or a democrat. I feel there are issues I am still confused about, and not sure which side I fully believe in. There are some points that I think liberals are correct in, while there are others that I believe conservatives are correct in.

The simple reason I am here now, is to observe the discussions, hopefully take part, and ultimately learn something... have a better understanding of our government, our country and our world.