I really like the tone of the following article. Putting aside our obvious policy disagreements, the ludicrous comparison of an above average (Jackson) and average (Kennedy) President to two outright commies, and the fact that Ford is essentially only mimicking and mirroring what Newt Gingrich has been saying for the past year, this is what political discourse should be like, an exchange and debate of {gasp}...... ideas.
Ford seems like a decent guy, and that's probably why he didn't get elected. Or was it because he was a black guy banging Bunnies? I forget, but the fact is I almost even believe him and I'm not sure if that's good or bad.
EE-Aw!
It's Time for an Ideas Primary
By Harold Ford Jr.
"It is time to put the New back in New Democrat. It is time to put new ideas back at the heart of American politics. And it is time to make clear the mission of our party and the purpose of America: to give everyone the opportunity to get ahead, demand a new responsibility from every American, and have America lead the world through the power of our example and our ideals.
The New Democratic movement's quest has been to find new means to advance enduring values, and new ideas to advance the credo that a Tennessean, Andrew Jackson, gave our party and our country: "equal opportunity for all, special privilege for none."
From Andrew Jackson to FDR, from JFK to Bill Clinton, the great tradition of the Democratic Party has been to recognize that new challenges demand new answers. In the words of Franklin Roosevelt, "New conditions impose new requirements on government and those who conduct government." cont'd
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I didn't read the whole thing due to sloth, but from what I did read, he sounds refreshingly sensible. Despite the numerous cheap shots at GWB about tired talking points like "divided our allies" or "lack of body armor". I guess he just can't help himself. It would be a stronger editorial if he were to take out the unnecessary partisan jabs. It undermines the breadth and depth of his overall argument. Republicans/conservatives don't make cheap shots at Hillary's unpleasant face, voice, or wardrobe when talking purely about policy objectives.
I dont really mind cheap shots and partisan jabs all that much as I have been known to make a few now and again myself so long as there is some substance behind it, which is almost never the case with the modern day dems.
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