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April 22, 2006
Let's get this party started
Austin Cassidy linked to New York magazine's astoundingly inspiring articles about the very real chance that a pro-security, socially-chill and fiscally pragmatic political party could emerge -- nay, erupt -- and be electorally viable within the next two POTUS election cycles. (And they remind us that Alan Greenspan said so himself.) For this I thank Austin Cassidy.
Go read the entire series. Even though there are flaws in some of the thinking (and some wacky names included for the "Frankencandidate" mix), the bulk of it is right tasty reading. Maybe these choice bits will get your mind salivating.
...a robust new independent party of passionately practical progressives* in the middle.
And that’s because one of the core values will be honesty. Not a preachy, goody-goody, I’ll-never-lie-to-you honesty of the Jimmy Carter type, but a worldly, full-throated and bracing candor. The moderation will often be immoderate in style and substance, rather than tediously middle-of-the-road. [Emphasis mine.]
Sadly, though former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani sounds mostly like an ideal candidate for this kind of party, he's alienating some fans these days.
Political News | By joe lance | 09:32 PM