A web site I'm enjoying these days, Neo-NeoCon, is presented by a lifelong Dem who changed her partisan affiliation after the 9/11 attacks.
She looks at Dem Chair Howard Dean's expressed intention of using "morality" as a means of winning over disgruntled ex-Democrats and concludes it won't work. Read why and follow the comments section for the ensuing discussion.
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There are moral Democrats and Republicans, and there are immoral Democrats and Republicans.
It's terribly wrong to imply that if Democrats talk about morality, then it's a marketing ploy. But if Republicans talk about morality, it's genuine and sincere.
One of the most deeply arrogant and offensive parts of the 2004 campaign was the openly acknowledged use of "morality" as Republican marketing strategy, especially the unambiguous statement by the Dobson organization that only Republicans vote "values."
It made me grateful and proud to be a Democrat. If Democrats are learning how to talk publicly about their faith and vaues, more power to them. It's about time.
Praise God! We Americans, both Republicans and Democrats, can use all the moral help we can get.
The way Dean talks about "morals" sounds cynical.
I agree with you 100% that neither party has a corner on the morality market! The sooner Republicans realize that, the better off they'll be. The sooner the Democrats realize that there is and ought to be a moral component to political discussions, the better off they'll be.
About a dozen top Democratic leaders made it crystal clear last week that Dean does not speak for them. So it is about Dean, not the entire Democratic party.
I agree...Dean sounds cynical.
As for Dems realizing that a moral component must be part of the political conversation...I'm doing my part in my tiny corner of the world. :) (These are tough times to be a "moderate.")
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