> excellent analysis I agree, Billy. The issue of geography is one I would never have considered, but is absolutely crucial to understanding the Senate, and thus Congress as a whole.
-- Ernie P. On Aug 4, 2010, at 11:26 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Our system of government can only produce policy when geographically broad > coalitions favor it. The Senate, more than any other institution, forces such > breadth. Obama created breadth the wrong way. He watered down initially > liberal legislation to prompt just enough moderate Democrats to sign on. > Instead, he should have built policy from the center, then worked to pick up > enough votes on either side. The left would have been disappointed, but the > right would have been marginalized and, most importantly, Independent voters > - who have abandoned the President in droves - might still be on board. > > -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
