Not crossing the party line
Posted Thursday, July 20th, 2006 at 2:58 pm
Ruben Navarette of the San Diego Union Tribune, writes an interesting article about the threat of what he identifies as extremist control of the current political party process in the U.S.
“It’s not just moderates and centrists who are on the chopping block. It’s anyone whose politics are too nuanced or complicated to fit in a 30-second television ad. It’s anyone who is going against the grain with unpopular views, or telling the faithful what they need to hear as opposed to what they want to hear. And it’s anyone who appears, on any issue, to have crossed the playground to consort with the enemy.”
Read the whole article here
July 21st, 2006 at 6:08 pm
Scott, this is a very interesting quote, and I’m glad you posted it. Far too often it’s as though intelligent, thoughtful debate on important policy issues has gone by the wayside in this country. And thoughtful, nuanced ideas about complicated issues are too easily dismissed. I’m pretty sure the founding fathers never intended nor wanted a 2-party ruling system in the USA (I think I remember learning that in high school government class) — and it makes sense why.