....I think your dissatisfaction with the state of the world is misplaced. You see half the problem: that things aren't what they were and that they're getting worse by the minute. What you don't see is that the decline is a direct consequence of how it was for far too long. Our problems weren't invented by progressives. We all did it to ourselves. You don't want to see anything change, but change keeps happening anyway. Denying it only makes it worse. Either we learn to manage it and figure out ways to adapt to it, or it will ultimately do without us. No politician or party will solve it all. The one clear lesson is that we must find some way to bring all our talents to bear on the issues. Magical thinking and the politics of division won't work....
Morning Bill, I was curious what you thought your presumptive front runners, Sanders or Bloomberg, would do for you, your state and the nation, but sorry just saying they will change things doesn't add up to a gopher mound of substance. Can you convince my head, not my heart, to vote for the Democrat that will oppose President Trump? Factual policy aside, do you think Sanders praising the castro regime yesterday appeals to a thoughtful, united nation?
Sorry Bill, you have the wrong Craig. When did I ever say that there are no long term problems, blanket disatisfaction with the world, or that some of these long term problems were invented by progressives of recent years? I've written many times here that I have never voted for an ideal candidate, but I've never been so dumb as to cast a protest vote or not vote. I understand the upcoming vote is about today's situations going forward, not about revisionist or romaticized history.
I suspect that you perceive 'every' off topic thing that we dice about is my being stuck on half the picture, because I'm commenting about positions of the left, that you bring up. I still haven't read one thing from you about what one of your candidates will do for the US and how they will reasonably (can-o-worms) do it. So, how about this. Since we can look back, scientifically evaluate results so to speak, can you name a progessive policy that has been rejected by conservatives, yet improved some long term problem and did 'not' create a multitude more problems?
