tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328807.post6961781051398390690..comments2023-09-19T05:52:10.387-04:00Comments on Neil's Journal: Rudy, the Values SlayerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328807.post-88657453387858992492007-11-05T09:17:00.000-05:002007-11-05T09:17:00.000-05:00One of my tamer fantasies is that the Republican P...One of my tamer fantasies is that the Republican Party will one day return to the center, abandon its anti-scientific and anti-intellectual biases, and adopt policies rooted in fact-based pragmatism, realistic economic stewardship, maintenance of a strong military, and preservation of individual liberties. <BR/><BR/>In short, the GOP of Gerald Ford, Tom Kean, Christine Todd Whitman, and Michael Bloomberg (the last, arguably a Democrat in Republican clothing) -- people I could vote for.<BR/><BR/>However, I don't see that fantasy being realized any time soon. We'll see - maybe the next election will provide the motivation for a re-positioning.<BR/>The extremists need a good spanking before moderates will be able to take power. <BR/><BR/>Till then, I think the polarization has to continue. <BR/><BR/>It is like white blood cells - they have to keep fighting till the infection is destroyed. The Republicans have introduced some serious germs into the national body, and we are going to have to work on fixing the damage. <BR/><BR/>People are going to have to be held accountable for what has happened here for the past seven years. Else we will only encourage others to do the same.<BR/><BR/>Partisan politics is the only effective remedy to over-reaching and abuse of power by the governing party. It has always been so. We need a large batch of tar and feathers for these miscreants, and then - once the bums have been dealt with - we can move beyond the partisanship.<BR/><BR/>I read yesterday how the CEO of Citigroup has resigned due to poor corporate results, and I thought to myself that we might already be in our post-partisanship mode here in America if the President had resigned in 2005 when it was clear that he had failed in Iraq.<BR/><BR/>But he has not and he will not. So we still need the white blood cells to work on this infection that threatens our national security, our liberties, and our prosperity.<BR/><BR/>We are not yet ready for post-partisan politics.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497847464885522627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328807.post-42606518442347001792007-10-31T13:52:00.000-04:002007-10-31T13:52:00.000-04:00Remarkable!! You and I are living proof that two v...Remarkable!! You and I are living proof that two very different people, coming from all kinds of different positions and perspectives can be in total agreement. Count me in your column on the message of this post. We could be "the ticket" for the Post Partisan Party. I've moved from Independence and Centrism to Anti-Polarization (see my last couple of entries). Let's set aside our differences and find real leaders who can govern this country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com