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Both sides need to get serious about serving nation's best interests
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| Posted by: Emory Schley |
5/3/2007 5:50 AM |
Something I’ve often wondered about is whether political parties in this country are truly necessary.
There was a time when people actually seemed to be proud of being a Democrat or proud of being a Republican; but in my personal life, I’ve noticed more and more people I normally associate with and discuss these subjects with, becoming more and more disgusted with both parties.
I think this country is probably long overdue for a new party, a third party, a party to give the other two a bit of competition. I know it’s been tried before without much success, but I also know it’ll be tried again someday, and again and again as long as voters remain dissatisfied with the current crop of politicians and their parties. I think both parties ignore voter dissatisfaction at their peril. Sooner or later, the axe will inevitably fall.
I used to think one party (I won’t say which one because it really doesn’t matter) was responsible for most of the political corruption in the nation, but then later, I was almost as convinced that the same flaw could be laid at the feet of the other major party. As I get older, I’m much more inclined to go along with Ross Perot who once famously said of the two major parties, “There’s not a dime’s worth of difference between the two.” I didn’t believe that when he first said it, but here a decade or so later, I’m no longer inclined to dismiss his assessment so quickly. Now I’m much closer to believing he may have been onto something with that remark.
I’ve always thought that political parties have their place, but I’m not quite sure where that place should be. One thing I DO know, though, is “that place” should be well down on the list that starts out “God, country, family, honor” and so forth. “Political affiliation” should be WAY down on that list, hovering somewhere near the very bottom, I would hope.
Seems to me that too many politicians feel a greater allegiance to their parties than they do to the voters who put them into office. And that’s a most disturbing result of our political process. When one party will attack the members of another party, because one party is in power and the other is not, does not seem to me to be a healthy attitude for any country. We have a pretty decent system here, and if one party is either in or out of power, that can all change as soon as the next election rolls around.
But can’t we bring about change without all the acrimony? Can’t we spout logic instead of mere rhetoric? Some of the vitriol I hear from some politicians is only just a hair or two above pure hate speech. Come on, guys and gals, get some control of your emotions. Put your brains into gear.
In the meantime, the words of another fellow, Rodney King, come to mind: “Can’t we all just get along?” Yes, can’t we all just get along?
That would be not only nice, but refreshing as well! |
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Re: Both sides need to get serious about serving nation's best interests |
By Lorena frazier on
5/2/2007 1:19 PM |
| The Democrat Party is not the same as when I was growing up. FDR and Harry Truman would bolt the party as it stands today, the same as millions of others who refused to go along with the liberal ideas. The democrat party is not very democratic. |
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