Prup (aka Jim Benton)

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• Location Brooklyn
• Party Democrat
• Politics Generally an FDR pragmatic liberal, and a Wm. Brennan Civil Libertarian. (Last voted for a Republican when Thatcher Longstreth was running against Frank Rizzo for Mayor of Phil.) Strong on First Amendment, generally anti-War (though supported 1st Gulf War), almost a Social Democrat on the Safety Net, pro-gay rights (I'm bi, and more importantly grew up in a lesbian household in the middle of OzzieandHarrietland (suburban NJ).) Not a strong environmentalist -- mostly because everyone has only so much room to worry.) Believer in 2-party system, which is why I lean over backwards to support 'Eisenhower Republicans' instead of celebrating the descent of Republicanism into Palinesque inanity. (And the nearest thing this atheist has ever had to a religious experience was walking into Constitution Hall (before it was turned into a 'presentation' just sitting where I could see the chair with the 'rising sun').

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• Favorite Blogs besides the TPM group POLITICAL ANIMAL DISPATCHES FROM THE CULTURE WARS OBSIDIAN WINGS EZRA KLEIN ORCINUS ANONYMOUS LIBERAL ANDREW SULLIVAN (among political blogs)
• Favorite Books Answering this honestly would make me miss the Obama inaguration before I got finished. Main interests, political biographies, history, history of sciuence, but mostly read mystery stories (I own 3000) for entertainment.

Bio

I'm 62, married, and spent most of the last 40 years surviving. Briefly had an incredibly unsuccessful music magazine, spent a few years writing newsstand pornography, other than that, few accomplishments other than surviving.