Posts Tagged ‘platform’

Maybe honesty and the persistent admonishments to hold onto one's principals are a positive, regardless of result. Perhaps this is a proverbial red badge of courage. To be wounded is to have proof of courageous participation. But this writer wonders what happens to progressive principles when the GOP retakes the House, trims the Senate majority, and brings a halt to any further progress. Would we not wish for just a few more legislative sessions with slower progress than we hoped? But this situation does not surprise me; it is the reason why, in a state that lets you make the choice, I never registered as a Democrat. The simple understanding that one needs to cling to the courage of their convictions, even while one looks for friends to [Read the rest of this article...]

Refusing to reveal your agenda is Un-American. Refusing to reveal your agenda is cowardice...pure, unadulterated, yellow-bellied, cowardice. Offering the aside that you won't reveal your agenda because the mainstream media will try to make campaign points out of every issue, only serves to turn the maker of the remarks from a coward into a coward with a lame excuse. All media are supposed to make campaign issues out of every candidate's platform. That is called political reporting, and it is the cornerstone of an informed democracy. [Read the rest of this article...]