Is It Time For a Unity Ticket
A new movement is underway in the present political silly-season, but it's not a new idea. Unity08 is attempting to draft an effective cross-party/third-party hybrid ticket for the upcoming presidential election in November next year.
It's an interesting idea, one that I'd be more than willing to consider. I even signed up with Unity08, partly to gain more insight behind the present political zeitgeist and partly because my dream ticket is cross party (Obama/Bloomberg). While I have no doubt that in today's uber-polarized climate, my ticket would be crushed by the combined efforts of both major parties, it's nice to dream.
And perhaps this is just the time to begin a grass-roots movement to evolve the state of political discourse.
On this more practical basis, participation in such a discourse/movement, even one that at this moment has little chance of success, might be the beginning of a real change in how business is done inside the Beltway. And it's plainly obvious that as things stand right now, in practice, our government is useless. Let's face it: the fact is that politics in Washington has become so polarized that, in fact, the city has become paralyzed. Government cannot -- and in many cases, chooses not to -- deal with the major issues, and the public knows that.
Americans are vocal in their disapproval to pollsters, and a recent poll shows that the President and congress have approval ratings that are bettered by, of all groups, IRS agents and used car salesmen.
So, what needs to change? Well, all of it, but that's not practical. One theory has it that change comes from the top (the President) down. I tend to agree, so perhaps a POTUS more agreeable to wishes of the forgotten center of American politics is the medicine this sick country needs. Since both parties tend to feed red meat (or meat flavored tofu) to their most partisan supporters, it's unlikely that one party will field a ticket that appeals to the 70% of the nation that calls itself moderate.
At the end of the day, those that take no stake in the care and feeding of the American Republic have no right to complain. Does that mean that the proletariat will get it's will of an equitable America? Realistically not. But if the great experiment that is America will live up to her promise, her citizenry need to step up and retake the reins of power and keep the nation from drifting further to a country that caters to the artificial pseudo-persons that are the corporations.
Chairman Mao said that power is not ceded but is taken at the barrel of a gun. True. But I also believe that simple involvement can wrest that power back to those who choose to be vocal and active.
Unity.
It's an interesting idea, one that I'd be more than willing to consider. I even signed up with Unity08, partly to gain more insight behind the present political zeitgeist and partly because my dream ticket is cross party (Obama/Bloomberg). While I have no doubt that in today's uber-polarized climate, my ticket would be crushed by the combined efforts of both major parties, it's nice to dream.
And perhaps this is just the time to begin a grass-roots movement to evolve the state of political discourse.
On this more practical basis, participation in such a discourse/movement, even one that at this moment has little chance of success, might be the beginning of a real change in how business is done inside the Beltway. And it's plainly obvious that as things stand right now, in practice, our government is useless. Let's face it: the fact is that politics in Washington has become so polarized that, in fact, the city has become paralyzed. Government cannot -- and in many cases, chooses not to -- deal with the major issues, and the public knows that.
Americans are vocal in their disapproval to pollsters, and a recent poll shows that the President and congress have approval ratings that are bettered by, of all groups, IRS agents and used car salesmen.
So, what needs to change? Well, all of it, but that's not practical. One theory has it that change comes from the top (the President) down. I tend to agree, so perhaps a POTUS more agreeable to wishes of the forgotten center of American politics is the medicine this sick country needs. Since both parties tend to feed red meat (or meat flavored tofu) to their most partisan supporters, it's unlikely that one party will field a ticket that appeals to the 70% of the nation that calls itself moderate.
At the end of the day, those that take no stake in the care and feeding of the American Republic have no right to complain. Does that mean that the proletariat will get it's will of an equitable America? Realistically not. But if the great experiment that is America will live up to her promise, her citizenry need to step up and retake the reins of power and keep the nation from drifting further to a country that caters to the artificial pseudo-persons that are the corporations.
Chairman Mao said that power is not ceded but is taken at the barrel of a gun. True. But I also believe that simple involvement can wrest that power back to those who choose to be vocal and active.
Unity.
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So you're saying I don't have to blindly vote for the sycophant hand puppets lined up on the my local democratic ticket? What a relief. I think any two and three party systems flail flaccidly in the face of the current electoral process. Until we move to a process that reflects the people's will and people willing rather than the best money can buy, we will be mired in the same limited choices.