One day I came to the realization that RSS feeds and checking multiple web sites throughout the day can be overwhelming, especially if you are trying to see what the other side is saying. After all, it's much easier to read and digest posts, news, and information that agree with my perspective/opinion, but it's a lot harder to read the stuff that raises my blood pressure.
Having given it some thought, I didn't want to be jumping back and forth through a whole bunch of RSS feeds, and I also wanted to force myself to be exposed to what the other side is writing about, so I decided to create a little experiment. Some of you may have already checked out my web site, hipolitical.com, which is an attempt to provide a one-stop shop where I can quickly get an idea of what both sides are saying.
This is still a 'beta' (preliminary) site, but I have been getting good feedback, and it has served my needs quite well. Not only have I been able to browse what I would see from various RSS feeds, but I also cannot escape browsing some (not all) of what the other side is saying. And after all, as the proverb goes, we should hold our friends close, but our enemies closer. Any feedback or suggestions on how to improve the site would be greatly appreciated.