The End is Near! (Hallelujah!)
If you're like me, you've probably had it up to hear with the politics of polarization. You are tired of the Cindy Sheehan-Michael Moore-Moveon.org, Bush-hating Left and the Rush Limbaugh-Ann Coulter-Pat Roberston Right.
Well, things might be changing. Bull Moose notes that 2008 might just be the year of the centrists in the way 2004 was the year of the extremists. He cites a column by US News writer Michael Barone that shows that the leading contenders for the prez nod in 2008, John McCain and Rudy Guliani, are "men of the center" as the Moose calls them. Even among Dems, Hillary Clinton is doing what she can to steer clear of the far left and proposing centrist proposals.
It is interesting that at least at this time, are no strong contenders on the far right. Bill Frist is fast becoming a joke and the others are not well known. John Kerry seems to be staging another run, but I think the public already thinks he had his chance.
So maybe in 2008 we will actually have substantive discussion on the issues instead of what someone did in Vietnam 30 years ago. Let's hope the end of polarization is near, indeed.
posted by Dennis Sanders @ 12:33 PM
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2 Comments:
thank the lord for spotting your blog ,
trust me , i would probably be seen as "extremist" to you , i am way way left of your political roots ,
but i thank you , being non american (am british) the whole world keeps wondering where the old tradional republicans had gone , i would never vote for your views , but seing the actions of the "far" right so called neocons of bush , cheney , runsfield and chums , my view of someone like yourself has changed
i pray for the days that someone like yourself regains control of your party and trust me , most of the world does too
people can argue about reagen and clinton till they are blue in the face , i dont care , but knowing that such a thing as a "moderate Republican" has really made me smile
now how on earth does the world make YOUR voice louder ?
Rudy is a dark horse candidate for 2008. A thrice-married, twice-divorced, socially liberal New Yorker? The Christian Right won't have him. And besides, he's not a very likeable guy.
McCain's another one who doesn't have a good shot at the nomination, despite his efforts to be nicey-nice with Bush.
The GOP may go with more of the same in 2008.
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