Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

Welcome to the founding of the neglected centrist party in American politics - the Otter Party!

The Otter Party takes its cue from the Bull Moose of those who might be a little fed up with the current state of affairs. Like the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz, perhaps it's the current Republican leadership who has no brain. And, conversely, the Democratic leadership who, like the friendly lion, has no courage.

We live in incredibly exciting times, but also trying times. Our Earth is warming, our deficits are growing, our population is aging and the debate over whether Government or Business is more soulless rages on. But our life expectancies grow. Poverty is shrinking around the globe. And new technologies promise to take us from nearly to-cheap-to-meter carbon free electricity and expansive global social networks to cures for cancer and even the stars themselves.

The Otter Party seeks to solve the problems we have today but also freely embraces the solutions of tomorrow. No political party holds the monopoly on good ideas, and we recognize this, thus we look for solutions from both the Right and the Left. With politics, it is too easy for emotions to rage and ad hominem attacks to run free, but real progress takes cooperation from people who's only real shared interest may be the prosperity of this country.

And that is the shared interest of all of us, right?

Bringing you these thoughts are our motley crew of writers. On the left, we have NoExtremists and the UrbanEconomist. NoExtremists works for an economic think tank and campaigned for the current Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. UrbanEconomist is pursuing his PhD in economics with a focus on Urban infrastructure. On the right, we have TheNewAgeRepublican and SkepticalExtropian. TheNewAgeRepublican is an accountant and amateur historian, while SkepticalExtropian is an engineer and fancies himself a futurist - if there were any money in it.

They won't always agree, and when they do, it may not always be the prevailing wisdom. But they won't let party lines get in the way of writing and advocating for a better America.

Some have asked - why the Otter? The Otter is well known among zoologists as nature's most majestic creature. There need be no more justification than that.

We hope you enjoy our shared thoughts and discussions, and remember, Vote Early, Vote Otter!