I’ve been taking a bit of break from politics over the past month or so, so last night as I was running through my links on the right, I ran across this message on the Rockridge Institute’s Website:

While the Rockridge Institute closed in April 2008, the Institute’s staff remain committed to fulfilling the progressive vision it advocated and are available for consultations, trainings, and speaking engagements.

Disappointed is the only word that comes to mind. I truly enjoyed their articles and books, especially those of George Lakoff whose discussion of “framing” in political discourse opened my eyes to a whole new way of looking at the politicians and what they say. It’s a bit sad to see a progressive think tank go out of business.

I guess they didn’t have an oil company for a sugar daddy.