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Re: A lot to chew on (none / 0)

Listen, I don't think we've been doing that.  I don't think our elected officials have been very good at articulating our values -- and I think we've been losing elections because they've been so good at "positioning themselves to the center" that they haven't been able to make a good case for our values.  Dems haven't been running on progressive values, they've been running as "Republican lite."  And that's why they're losing.

What we need is a leader who will LEAD, who can articulate our values clearly, who will bring the rest of the country along with us.  The Republicans have pulled the country pretty far right, that now what used to be "centrist" policies are now called "liberal."  Huh?  I want someone who can lead us, who can show the world the difference between Democratic values and Republican values.  In other words, that we have them, and for all their gas about them -- its just so much hypocrisy.  I don't want someone who has spent her life "triangulating."  

On the other hand, if I lived in NY, I would probably vote for Hillary for Senate.  But I will not vote for her for President.  I think she's smart, I view with distrust reports that she's not personable or is "cold" -- a real trope for an ambitious woman -- but I do wish she would articulate real values and not sham ones. AND I wish that she would stand up for Democrats when she goes on national TV.

by Maven on Sat Jan 14, 2006 at 10:25:28 AM EST
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Re: A lot to chew on (3.00 / 1)

"We will not get there by being Republican Lite. We will not get there by being Republican Quiet. We will not get there by being Republicans on Monday and Democrats on Tuesday." - Russ Feingold

:)

by KainIIIC on Sat Jan 14, 2006 at 12:45:46 PM EST
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Re: A lot to chew on (none / 0)

KainIIIC - Probably the shortest and truest statement in the entire blog.
by MOBlue on Mon Jan 16, 2006 at 07:47:52 AM EST
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