[azcap]

They should call it by its full name

The Mt. Vernon Statement;
"A vague, nebulous manifesto" or "Why Republicans Lose Elections Because of the Their Failure to Communicate"

I agree with everything in it. I'd sign it, but it is so much flowery principle and so little practical that it can mean anything to anybody and so means nothing.

[Duodecim]

I thought that something more detailed was needed (plus, I was already supporting the Twelve Points, anyway), but I’m wondering whether the others here who are unhappy with the Mount Vernon Statement just think (like I do) that it should have been more detailed or instead that statements of principle in general are useless. Some critics in other places seemed to have been asking for a platform or some other list of specific policy proposals. I think that with all of the confusion over principle in our movement, though, it would be a good idea to make sure that we’re all clear as to what our goals and principles are and then go back to talking about specific policy proposals. What does everyone think? Would something more detailed, like the Sharon Statement (or the Twelve Points), have been useful?

[matthew fuller]

"it is so much flowery principle and so little practical that it can mean anything to anybody and so means nothing. "

BINGO!