Considering the outcome of the recent elections, I am thinking I should get on the bandwagon. In the state of Washington, It doesn’t matter what you stand for if you stand under the Democratic Party Banner. I think I could be a Democrat.
I have already talked about being “pro-Choice” so I’m there, right? I’m not hung up on the definition of “marriage” like some folks are. At the same time, I am not insisting that the law be changed to recognize gay marriages. I do believe that we should grant gay couples the same civil rights as hetero couples. It just isn’t a big deal with me. That qualifies me to be a Democrat, doesn’t it?
From a practical standpoint, I don’t think that my views are particularly different from Congressman Rick Larson or Congressman Norm Dicks from Washington’s 6th Congressional District. Dicks is like Scoop Jackson in many ways; socially tolerant, strong defense, fiscally on the conservative side.
I may be a little more conservative than Dicks, but not that much.
If you have a D behind your name, people don’t blow you off without listening to your pitch. I saw some great candidates with a great message go down in flames this week. At the same time, I saw some really poor candidates elected because of their party affiliation alone. The tragedy in a partisan election process is the fact that the party ends up being more important than the candidate.
Maybe I am a Reagan Democrat. Yeah, that’s it, I’m a Reagan Democrat!
If Joe Lieberman can campaign for McCain, I can be a Democrat.
If I call myself a Democrat from now on, will anyone really care?
No Loss for Words
I’m Getting on The Bandwagon!
by Steve DanaConsidering the outcome of the recent elections, I am thinking I should get on the bandwagon. In the state of Washington, It doesn’t matter what you stand for if you stand under the Democratic Party Banner. I think I could be a Democrat.
I have already talked about being “pro-Choice” so I’m there, right? I’m not hung up on the definition of “marriage” like some folks are. At the same time, I am not insisting that the law be changed to recognize gay marriages. I do believe that we should grant gay couples the same civil rights as hetero couples. It just isn’t a big deal with me. That qualifies me to be a Democrat, doesn’t it?
From a practical standpoint, I don’t think that my views are particularly different from Congressman Rick Larson or Congressman Norm Dicks from Washington’s 6th Congressional District. Dicks is like Scoop Jackson in many ways; socially tolerant, strong defense, fiscally on the conservative side.
I may be a little more conservative than Dicks, but not that much.
If you have a D behind your name, people don’t blow you off without listening to your pitch. I saw some great candidates with a great message go down in flames this week. At the same time, I saw some really poor candidates elected because of their party affiliation alone. The tragedy in a partisan election process is the fact that the party ends up being more important than the candidate.
Maybe I am a Reagan Democrat. Yeah, that’s it, I’m a Reagan Democrat!
If Joe Lieberman can campaign for McCain, I can be a Democrat.
If I call myself a Democrat from now on, will anyone really care?
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