I always make it a point to forget what red and blue are as designations for political persuasions & states.

I am almost always successful at that forgetfulness and have no need or desire to correct that deficiency.

Seriously, I can't keep track and don't wish to.

Principles transcend labels.

I don't care what the branding is on a good idea. If it is a good idea, it is a good idea — same with a bad idea.

The camp from which it comes is less important than where we can go with it and whether or not it propels truth or truth-seeking.

That being said – If I know where something is coming from, I might detect the attachment of an unspoken or unwritten agenda and I might keep my eyes open and my nose clear to sniff out the peculiar smells of being led in the direction of a sewer -yet with an open but aware mind

I have found myself agreeing with someone and nodding enthusiastically many times and then realizing that I have wandered into a position I do not hold — by accident (or manipulation).

So … while I cannot afford to dismiss and idea, I can examine it carefully.