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Conservative opinion and Economic analysis.

I’m Kelly or @KLSouth on Twitter, that 140 character-limit social media that forces rants and diatribes into witty one-liners and good tag lines. Specifically, it increases the substance to character ratio, which makes Twitter, well, Twitter. That’s the problem. If I’m on a Twitter roll, I don’t want to speak in SMS jargon. So I’ll say it here.

By trade, I’m not an editor, blogger or journalist. And, I have no desire to be one nor recognition as one. But, I write stuff. Some meaningful. Some not. Some people will read it. Some might miss out. I post here only as a gateway to a larger discussion beyond Twitters 140 characters. Thus, the title… “Furthermore.”

Chicago native, sports enthusiast, Investment Banker, Calvin Coolidge conservative… I’ve been a season-ticket holder of conservative politics since high school or age 16. My Mini-Self Portrait spans 25 years of business and executive management, strategy consulting and investment banking. I’m a free-market capitalist, limited government conservative and a strict Constitutionalists.

In between career assignments, I waltzed my way into a Fellowship at the US Senate. Because of my acumen of the inter-workings of Congress; the legislative process, Capitol Hill and the lobby-gamesmanship of K Street, I can easily alarm a reader by demonstrating the intellectual dishonesty and intrinsic self-preservation of a Beltway politician.

My curiosity meter is always pegged. My compass always wired. No need to donate to cognitive dissonance volleys of hyperbole. Instead, I’m motivated in exposing the truth of the cowards. I choose principle over prestige, morality over popularity and the hard working fella over heartless bureaucrats. I boycott phonies who hold others to a higher standard than themselves.

I build equity through the path of reason, fairness, empirical data, truth, clarity of logic and I’ll defend them without apology. From Politics to Media Bias to Chicago Sports, I love comical warfare. I’m an irony junkie. And, there is way too much fodder out there.

I’m living and dying with the Cubs…. and the Bears.

16 Comments leave one →
  1. February 2, 2010 10:57 pm

    I’m looking for others just like you. Together we can unite people and reclaim our country from the collectivists. We can do this by creating and connecting others in this community seeking the same broad objectives you have described above.

    Good to know you.

  2. March 1, 2010 2:17 am

    Glad to see another former Washington, DC Insider telling it like it is — I don’t feel so alone anymore!

  3. April 8, 2010 8:13 pm

    Welcome to the fray !! I will post you on my blog roll.

    J Smithson
    Midknight Review

  4. Mark Schumacher permalink
    August 30, 2011 10:56 am

    I’m the MSchumacher you’ve been tweeting with. Here’s my email in case you want to send me anything :-) XXXXX

  5. January 17, 2012 5:59 pm

    And I’m @shannanclan who have been learning from your business-side with gratitude. i’m a catholic living as a contemplative monk, wondering, as i was the son of a member of parliament (as well as reagan’s nephew), just how much of the world i should hold on to, at least in my prayers (its the tongue i’ve got to watch!)…

    • klsouth permalink*
      January 18, 2012 12:14 am

      Thanks for the message and reaching out. Feed your faith and Starve your doubt.

  6. January 22, 2012 3:00 am

    Great Stuff Kelly! I’m going to have to Catch up and Looking for RSS?

  7. Brian permalink
    February 21, 2012 4:30 am

    Actually came across you blog via a friend from Facebook, as a former Chicago area business man turned Floridian, its nice to find someone else with similar beliefs. Still a Chiago sports fan, how about those Cubs!

    • klsouth permalink*
      March 1, 2012 9:39 am

      We’ll see how the Cubbies do in 2012! Nice to meet you Brian!

  8. May 10, 2012 7:43 pm

    I used this type of economic analysis to help small business owners understand who to better run their companies. Keep up the good work.

  9. Ronda permalink
    July 24, 2012 9:22 pm

    Nice blog Kelly! Thanks for reminding me about Clare’s birthday :) ~ Ronda aka KRAVCHICK

  10. August 29, 2012 10:11 pm

    Wow thanks for being willing to tell it like it is, I hope to get lots out of your blog. Keep the faith and nice to be on your list for updates.
    Elizabeth

  11. paisleypiratess permalink
    September 24, 2012 5:09 pm

    Have followed you on Twitter for ever–good to know that there are “furthermores”, you are insightful!

  12. Ccoop2 permalink
    April 8, 2013 11:56 am

    I don’t Twiiter and I know you don’t want to be a writer, but I’ve missed the updates here. Insightful and informative. Hope you find time to post here in the not to distant future.

    • klsouth permalink*
      April 30, 2013 3:45 am

      Thank you Coop. I will. Stay tuned. Best always.

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