Posted on 06/11/2005 2:42:31 AM PDT by ovrtaxt
Dean vs. GOP? Neither cares about America
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The initial news this month about DNC Chairman Howard Dean was his pathetic job at raising money for the party. While the millions the Democrats raised weren't bad, they were a ways behind the GOP in the first quarter. The second and more controversial bit of news from the Dean camp was his now-infamous statement about the Republican Party: "The Republicans are not very friendly to different kinds of people. They're a pretty monolithic party. They all behave the same, and they all look the same. It's pretty much a white Christian party."
While Dean may not have all the money he'd have hoped for, he's now all over the press. Everyone is very upset about his statement, but is it just a lie? It's obvious that Dean didn't just pull this out of nowhere. In truth, the Republican Party is essentially made up of white elected officials. From state legislatures around the nation to the halls of Congress in Washington, the overwhelming majority of Republicans are white. That's not to say the GOP is racist. Racism is really a bad idea politically, which is what makes the whole conversation ridiculous. At this point in history, the race card has become boring and accusations of racism against mainstream political bodies are just smoke and mirrors. As far as the race part of Dean's statement goes, the critics are just using this as an opportunity to attack.
While the statement about race may have some legitimacy, what about Christianity and the GOP? As national evangelicals continuing to get more and more cozy with top Republican leaders, the lines are becoming blurred, and to those on the outside of Western Christianity, it all looks more like a religious wing of the Republican Party than anything else. As written about in this column on several occasions, the ideas of moralism are becoming synonymous with salvation, and so priorities become less humble and more politically driven. This is bad news for those who look at biblical Christianity as something other than the vision of Tim LaHaye.
Back to Dean's statement: What exactly is his goal? It seems that since he broke out onto the national scene, his talking point has been the same. His goal is to spread a particular stereotype onto Republicans – that they are all the same, they are unfriendly, they are conservative to the fringe and probably care more about corporate gain than whether your child lives tomorrow.
Howard Dean is attempting to cast this image that the Democratic Party cares. It's what Bill Clinton did before him and what Al Gore was terrible at doing. They continually repeat this mantra that every Republican was behind Enron, and if you don't watch out they'll snatch your money while driving by in a limousine. On the other hand, Democrats are there to help you out and give you a hand up. It's a war of perceptions.
I might like Dean if he would be as critical to the Democrats as he is to the GOP, but, after all, he is the chairman. The reality is neither party cares about us. While, yes, there are a few in the upper circle of politics that I'm sure truly do care about America, the majority of these politicians are greedy to the end of destruction. Political parties will never be the answer to a problem; they are the problem because of their need to sustain power. The route to principled government is found in selflessness, but you won't ever hear that from the ads that roll around every election cycle. Instead, they play to our greed and our lusts for more of what we don't have.
Howard Dean is another reminder of America's need to abandon the self-absorbed parties of Republicans and Democrats.
Yes, this is a HUGE generalization, but for the most part it's true. Still waiting for a real conservative party to emerge to the right of the GOP, as the Dems grow ever more irrelevant...
Having said that, there's infinitely more hope for the GOP than the Dems, (they aren't even a serious choice for thinking individuals), and certainly we've seen signs of hope here and there.
The route to principled government is found in selflessness.
Anyone saying or believing this is a lefty. You need principled PEOPLE to build a principled government, not a bunch of "selfless" wimps who care so much about us that they're trying to control everything cradle to grave.
I think he's talking about 'caring' in the sense that their first loyalty should be to the constitution rather than the party. Political parties that reverse those priorities are worthy of irrelevance.
But I'm with you on your point, my libertarian minded friend!
Pols need to reminded and sadly often who they serve, the people who elected them. Those that do not take that to heart need to be replaced forthwith.
My problem with the GOP is quite simple - they've gotten addicted to spending and debt. They quite literally treat money like it falls out of the sky. In due time, when these debts come due, all other politics will become a sideshow. And I sincerely doubt they have a solution for the problems that will cause.
Welcome to FR.
Do you have access to C-SPAN?
So if you believe in Jesus you shouldn't run for office?
The reality is that the Democratic party would rather see this country go to hell than help the GOP accomplish anything. And the GOP feels the same about the Democrats.
http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/schedule.csp
At 10:00 a.m., ET, I believe you can see this LIVE via the internet:
Meeting
Democratic Party Agenda
Democratic National Committee, Executive Committee
Dean, Howard, Chair (2005- ), Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean will participate in the DNC Executive Committee Meeting. Former Governor Dean will talk about the DNC's accomplishments to date and plans for the coming months.
You do realize that the author of this article is a child, right? Kyle is not even the age of majority... yet. Yeah, follow the child's wisdom in world/national politiical view, no altitude corrections neccessary.
Yes, I do realize that. I also recognize that until a man gets to about 25 or so, he's largely under the influence of others. But that doesn't discount the true parts of what he says.
You are correct, Kyle may have a bright future, though he is a child at this present time- who happens to have well connected parents. I find it amazing that Libertarians are so swayed by projected adolescent musings about life. Such fare, is insightful- to say the least.
"genuinely care"?
How is a politician show he or she genuinely cares? By cring all the time? Politics anywhere is a tough, imperfect endeavor.
a person can hope
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