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Mairead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 06:22 AM
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"The political center" defined


Not really accurate these days, but the principle remains sound.
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sendero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 06:39 AM
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1. Nice..
.... looks about "right" to me :)
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CWebster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 06:51 AM
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2. Except that I would put the "Democratic Centrists" center
much closer to the Right.
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Mairead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 07:36 AM
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4. I would too, of course (nt)
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bryant69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 07:44 AM
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5. Why?
As a democratic centrist (in policy at any rate) I'd be curious?

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com
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Pithy Cherub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 08:02 AM
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7. Bankruptcy Bill, IWR, Medicare Reform, ANWR, CAFTA
Energy Bill, Rice Confirmation, Gonzales Confirmation, and on and on ad nauseum...
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bryant69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 08:13 AM
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8. Ah.
SO you are talking about centrist democrats who hold political power? Well that's not me.

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Taxloss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 06:56 AM
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3. Clive James, an Australian who used to do a "letterman"-style show
in the UK called "Saturday Night Clive", once told the following joke:

"American politics is very similar to British politics. There's the Republican Party, which is a lot like our Conservative party, and the Democratic Party, which is a lot like our Conservative party."
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 07:56 AM
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6. Another view of the political "center".
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