tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19913884.post115245409944562002..comments2023-04-14T06:24:55.668-04:00Comments on Everyone takes their turn: Splitting the baby over politicsTom Gagnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466965984472091709noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19913884.post-1152815898915706772006-07-13T14:38:00.000-04:002006-07-13T14:38:00.000-04:00Here's the link to Ann's article, TOP SECRET INTER...Here's the link to Ann's article, <A HREF="http://www.anncoulter.com/cgi-local/article.cgi?article=137" REL="nofollow">TOP SECRET INTERVIEW EXPOSED!</A>. I had to wait a week for it to be assigned a referencable address that wouldn't change.Tom Gagnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466965984472091709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19913884.post-1152547828851338322006-07-10T12:10:00.000-04:002006-07-10T12:10:00.000-04:00Correct, "middle" meaning not Right/Right or Left/...Correct, "middle" meaning not Right/Right or Left/Left.<BR/><BR/>A party that represents a combo of the two, although I can't say I know any right/lefts but I'm sure they exist.Rocketstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048394765796741834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19913884.post-1152465921847627702006-07-09T13:25:00.000-04:002006-07-09T13:25:00.000-04:00Rocketstar - "There is a middle and the middle is ...Rocketstar - "There is a middle and the middle is important. The middle consists of folks like myself that are socially liberal yet fiscally conservative (something that the current "Conservative" President is not)."<BR/><BR/>You didn't describe a gray area or a middle ground. You described yourself as social left-leaning and fiscally right-leaning. There's nothing gray or middle about that. Is that the middle people are looking for? If that definition works then so would socially right-leaning but fiscally left.<BR/><BR/>When we think there's a gray area it's because we aren't asking black and white questions. Knowing which questions to ask is the first step to getting the right answers.<BR/><BR/>For instance, <A HREF="http://tggagne.blogspot.com/2006/01/why-im-ok-with-same-sex-marriage.html" REL="nofollow">should the nation allow gay marriage?</A> The answer is simpler than people think it is, but it doesn't come from where they expect it should, so it takes a while to digest.Tom Gagnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466965984472091709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19913884.post-1152461112355234132006-07-09T12:05:00.000-04:002006-07-09T12:05:00.000-04:00Nice post thomas."Whoever suggested religion and p...Nice post thomas.<BR/><BR/>"Whoever suggested religion and politics should be avoided in polite conversation did America a great disservice. Whoever repeats that phrase suffocates the discourse our country desperately needs to prosper as a nation."<BR/><BR/>-- Yeah, but then people would actually have to think ;o)<BR/><BR/>"If Americans are willing to vote without debating the issues why should candidates debate the issues?"<BR/>-- They don't for the most part. Every debate is pre-screened, questions already known and answers already written for the politician. I would love to see Bush get in front of Congress as Tony Blair has to get up in front of Parliament and defend his actions.<BR/><BR/><BR/>"Endorsements from organizations we respect saves us the time and effort of researching, debating, and forming our own opinions."<BR/>-- Also add POLLS to this. Polls should be outlawed, let's force people to make their own decisions. Polls reduce voter turnout and exacerbate "group think".<BR/><BR/>"Unfortunately, term-limits don't distinguish between good elected officials and bad ones so the quality of our lawmakers cannot improve with successive elections."<BR/>-- Unfortunately neither can the masses.<BR/><BR/>There is a middle and the middle is important. Ann Coulter misses the point (no surprise there). " People with opinions take sides. " - Yes, but each major party makes those opinions black and white when there is a HUGE gray area that needs representation. The middle consists of folks like myself that are socially liberal yet fiscally conservative (something that the current "Conservative" President is not).<BR/><BR/>We need a viable third party in order to reign in the environmental union wackos on the left and the religious "money is god" folks on the right.Rocketstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048394765796741834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19913884.post-1152458446775962282006-07-09T11:20:00.000-04:002006-07-09T11:20:00.000-04:00On a related note, we have this quip from Ann Coul...On a related note, we have this quip from Ann Coulter's July 5th column, "TOP SECRET INTERVIEW EXPOSED!" It also stays with the theme of splitting the baby and the search for the middle:<BR/><BR/><I>NY POST: Do you believe there is a political middle? If so, how would you define it?<BR/><BR/>A: There is no more a "political middle" than there is a family in America with 2.3 children. People with opinions take sides. Contrary to what you've heard, it's actually more important to stand for something than it is for everybody to "just get along."</I>Tom Gagnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466965984472091709noreply@blogger.com