Welcome to Mid America Calling

If you found your way to our humble blog, welcome! We hope to raise questions, discuss issues, and maybe, just possibly find some answers. Here's hoping you're up for the dialogue. Allow us to introduce ourselves, as we begin what will hopefully be a long, arduous and rewarding process, talking about these issues with you, the body politic.

So who are we? We're just two young men, as you see before you, taking cover from the crossfire of rhetoric and vitriol, trying to make our way through this life. We're watching our country and our people waste their time trying to be on top, instead of being working for solutions. There's a whole economy built on the politics of anger, one that depends on us avoiding sensible and rational examination of the issues. This is the Age of Outrage, where polarization and dogmatism rule the day, and we are done with it. Modern political discourse is so often limited to cheap shots and umbrage at the words of the opponent. There is no substance in such an age, only bellicose posturing, which is as routine as it is empty. It's not getting us anywhere, and considering the challenges that lay ahead, we need to change that paradigm right now.

Mid America Calling is our humble effort to jump-start some dialogue and discussion. Our Mid America is a concept, not a geographic entity; those of us that do not self-identify with a given party or ideology above all, who examine the issues even-handedly, are uninterested in dogma, and devoted first and foremost to the advancement of our nation. Advancement means moving forward into a new era. It means, at the same time, shrugging off the weight of our history and failures while drawing on our successes and our common experiences - using our past as a tool to illuminate our future. It means combining our self-reliance and moral systems with a do-it-yourself revolutionary zeal. It means taking charge of our own problems, and solving them at the level closest to our lives.

Mid America is calling you- we are shouting it out as best we can, that our view of this country needs to change. We are speaking truth to the ultimate power in this country- you, the citizen, the final arbiter of what happens here. If you doubt that power, then this is not the place for you. But, if you feel as we feel, we hope you find what you are looking for with us. It's a nerve-wracking world out there if we let it be- terror, bankruptcy, disease, disaster. So let's not delay. Let's get to work, because by God, that's the American way.

Here’s a written tip of the hat to Pete for his introduction to our site. After reading that intro, I couldn’t really think of anything I wanted to change too much or add because he did such a great job of saying what this “Mid-America Calling” is all about.

But I want to take a moment to drive home a point a bit. That point is this: Mid America Calling is about YOU. No matter who you are, or where you’re from, this site is about giving voice to all of the folks in this country who are proud and happy to call themselves Americans.

This isn’t about politics, or ideology… You will undoubtedly be able to guess and figure out what our own personal political leanings might be (those things have a way of peeking out no matter how hard you try to hide them), but this site is intended to go beyond those surfaces and dig deeper into the real problems that each and every one of us face every day.

There are serious problems out there. We should be about serious solutions. Each of us have the power to put our minds to work in coming up with those solutions, and ultimately that is what Mid America Calling is about. You are encouraged to voice your thoughts and propose solutions.

We will put issues on the line, and hope you readers take things even further... So, without further fanfare – The first calls are coming up… get ready to pick up the phone…