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| Sharon's Centrist Message for America |
| 2005-12-02 |
| The reality is that centrist Republicans and moderate Democrats often have more in common than either group does with the more extreme members of their own party. Add to this the rising number of Independent-registered voters — whose ranks have increased an average of 300 percent over the last 10 years alone — and the fact that a staggering 85 percent of Americans believe we need more elected politicians who vote independently rather than along party lines (according to a May 2005 Harris poll) and you start to see the broad-outlines of support for a centrist Independent candidate in 2008. If Democrats insist on nominating a candidate associated with the left-wing of their party, like Hillary Clinton, while Republican activists veto the nomination of a centrist such as Rudy Giuliani or John McCain in favor of an un-charismatic social conservative, for the first time in American history there could be a strategic opening for a successful Independent candidate for president. As with Sharon, the larger cause would be a leader with the freedom to pursue the national interest without being held hostage by special interests — moving the country not left or right, but forward. While this Fox opinion piece is quite interesting and certainly worth reading, it is important to note that it’s author is John P. Avlon: a former speech writer for Giuliani. |
| Posted by:Secret Master |
| #3 Actually thick skin is incorrect, it just looks thick. They get sunburned easily like pigs. Still for the center its a better mascot than the Dino (democrat in name only) which seems a bit extinct, slow witted and slow moving. Of course being in teh center they are more defense oriented so perhaps a Velocerapter could make a decent mascot. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2005-12-02 19:48 |
| #2 Rhino, hmmm. Let's see.... Pro's: - thick skin - not likely to back down - hard to bluff Con's: - myopic - can't change direction very easily - half of Asia wants to cut the horn off for an aphrodesiac. |
| Posted by: Chuse Spomble8967 2005-12-02 15:10 |
| #1 Embrace the Rhino. Use the Rhino as the symbol of the new party. Generally wants to be left alone but beware the horn if you screw with it. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2005-12-02 14:25 |