Cenk Uygur: The Party of Responsibility (HuffingtonPost)

[deadparrot]

An interesting read, I thought.

I’ve been reading a lot lately about what the Democratic Party should stand for. This is a question of framing and a question of principle. There are a great number of policies that I think the Democrats should support in domestic and foreign policy. But that’s not what I’m talking about here. I’m talking about a central idea that resonates with the American people.

I think this central idea should be – responsibility.

Personal responsibility, fiscal responsibility and international responsibilities.

Mind you, I’m a former Republican who left the party because they abandoned these principles. So, I’m not sure the Democrats have it in them, but if they could show in the long run that they do, they would not only gain me as a permanent member but a great majority of the population.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/004594

[niallmac]

1. At the very least can we have a serious dialogue under the big tent?

non polarized open minded discussion is exactly what this or any power driven entrenched government does not want to happen. " Flag buring, abortion, gay marriage and god all mighty but no talk about common ground."