"That philosophy, simply put, holds that government is necessary and can be a powerful influence in making and creating a healthy social, economic and political climate." – "Opposing view: Reinert betrays values of the left", Will Munger DNT 2013-03-11
Will, a friend of mine, wrote this in response to "Other view: Minnesota at best when colored purple" about the "Purple Caucus", an attempt by Democratic State Senator Roger Reinert, Republican State State Senator Jeremy Miller, and others to work together to get something done for the benefit of the state.
I think Will is missing the point that the Purple Caucus was formed so that government works instead of having ideological purists demand the other see things their way.
The other quote is how polarization isn't addressing what most people want.
"Most of the country, it turns out, fits the mold of moderately conservative, a place from which careful, thoughtful change comes in a logical, rational, fact-based package that remains remarkably free of sound-bite-driven hyperbole." – Michael Charney, "Unconventional Wisdom: Barbara Olschner's 'The Reluctant Republican'".
Charney, a Coffee Party conservative, wrote the above in his article on Barbara Olschner's unsuccessful attempt to get the Republican nomination for Florida's 2nd District. She came in fifth trying to be reasonable. She wrote "The Reluctant Republican: My Fight for the Moderate Majority" about her experience.
My question to the Purple Caucus, Charney, Olschner, and others, when will this "moderate majority" show up at election time?
