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Originally Posted by One Red Seat
Where's the non-partisanship? Phucking phony.
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Sorry man, but I think that guys like Fred Thompson and Rudy all laughing at guys like Huckabee and Romney and Paul during debartes represents a real split in the Republican party. A few of them are talking about change themselves, indicating that if the Republcians want to have any say they need to acknowledge things that Republicans have been reticant to admit for years. That indicates to me that they would at least be willing to try putting partisanship aside. The rest of them will be lest in the dust, indicative of their lack of utility to the party as it moves forward.
I consider people on the extremes of both parties to be rabble. Much of what makes Kucinich and Paul unique is not important to the majority of Americans, who tend to be centrist. The Center-Left part of the Democratic party and the Center-Left part of the Republican party is going to be those who get it done. It's not partisanship it's calling the race as it clearly is.
I'm not perfect and never said I was fully non-partisan. I certainly invite Republicans and independents to join democrats in a discussion about the future of the country, including important domestic issues. I am mad about how this country has been run into the ground by the last Administration's poor decision making and I admit that I have a hard time finding a lot of respect for those who are willing to go down with the ship without making any changes. That kind of dogmatism will end up with a group being naturally marginalized by the majority who--as indicated by early turnouts and approval ratings--are ready to push them out of power. It is a natural political process, and indicative of the status of our country right now.