[Monti Cello]

I think it will be wise to allow some of those a little more pink in color, to get some of their steam off. Let’s allow a few cities to get very Liberal mayors, and a few states (I’d go for Alaska and Hawaii) go get very liberal governors, so that the contrast between “us and them” is not so sharp during the next election and so that we don’t elect some wussy to lead us downhill. Give them the rights to gay marriage, give them some of what they want (in some limited way), let’s not antagonize them too much. In turn let’s keep the top clean, sharp, decisive, moral and strong.

Nothing personal, but to me this sounds ludicrous. America already has severely liberal mayors as a rule, and plenty of liberal governors. Politics is the mechanism for compromise. The left is on the ropes, and now that the right has power it is time to enact change, not toss them a bone. It is time for the left to compromise and get on board with the center, not vice versa. Selling out principled stands (e.g. gay marriage) does not make for 'clean, sharp, decisive, moral and strong'. Quite the opposite. As with our enemies abroad, our domestic political enemies see capitulation as weakness, and then become even more intransigent. The country is moving away from wussy whackjob liberals, not towards them. I will agree the general stance ought to be welcoming the left-center to the right, but not through coopting leftist policies.

[ILL]

OOoooooooooooooooooooh. Big Boo-boo on my part. you blew me off the charts. My hat off to you. No pun, no joke. I must re-read what you said it makes killer sense, I am glad you helped me find the weakness of my views - that's how I'll get clearer and stronger views. That is exactly what I was hoping somebody would find. So far you got the heart of it. Thank you.

another topic (on account of my PHD, which seems to tick some people off) I have signed up here only 4 days ago and I put my real life name and my real life degree as I thought that there would be no secrecy of any kind, if anybody were too look deeper, you'd find my home address and my home phone too. OK, maybe I was a little naive, but I was (sorta) embolden by the direct, decisive, strong nature of the views to which I myself, subscribe, so I figured, why not, I am occasionally in the public eye anyhow so what's the use of hiding under "Lee Harvey Oswald"

[MEG33]

Bravo!

[ILL]

Just an additional public "thanks" for your amazing input. On a private note: If you have a twin sister, I'd like to merry her.