The Problem With Being A Demopublican

Bicker, bicker, bicker if the US presidential election campaign had a mother she would make both candidates stand in the corner, then take a time out, then kiss and make up.

Wolf Blitzer had some interesting guests last night; one comment that a guest made that seems to echo sentiments from many is that the whole swift boat issue is really a distraction from the real issues.

So the big question is whether it is the media which likes this kind of fight or if the American people really care. I suppose it is important, especially if Kerry lied so that he could get out of Viet Nam.

Even if he did who could blame him, war sucks.

But on to other ramblings; I have sometimes read that the Republicans and the Democrats look more and more similar or even reverse traditional roles. Where Kerry might be calling for greater fiscal responsibility, etc, etc, but when you boil it down you still have the age old battle of more government less government, religion, abortion, women, gays.

But, I think for voters it becomes more difficult for politicians to catch up with our sentiments. Politicians get to drive our politics. The way they explain things tends to drive what we think about it.

When we look at Clinton you see that he was really a Democrat, but he had a lot of support from moderates on both sides, it wasn’t that he was weak, more that he looked at thing from both angels.

Bush on the other hand is really a divider. His politics are quite decisive and really make a majority of Americans skin crawl. I think that if there was a more compassionate conservative running, she or he would wipe the floor with Kerry.

We just need more politicians that are trained as negotiators. Learning how to find solutions that help both sides to win, it is possible as most people aren’t so extreme in either direction.