Many organizations claim to be without partisan affiliation, but are they really?
November 30, 2001
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Clean Coal: Those who oppose replacing old plants are just blocking environmental progress.
Confidentiality: My safe guards against revealing political secrets on NYC.
Conservatism: A look at real conservatives.
Democrats and Taxes: Overcoming the weakness Democrats have on the issue of taxation
District Attorneys as Agents of Political Change: District Attorneys have an important role beyond just enforcing the law.
Global Warming: Global warming is a real problem needing real solutions.
Healthcare is Responsibility, Not a Right: Government has a moral responsibility for it's people, but it's not a natural right.
How a Liberal Can Win in a Conservative Countryside: Some thoughts on new libertarian Democrat.
Liberal Cowboy: Why one liberal is proud to wear his cowboy hat.
Liberalism v. Conservatism: Neither ideology is desirable in it's pure form.
Libertarianism: A pratical look at libertarianism.
Progressives: An Uneasy Relationship: Progressives need to do more to change insitutions and not individuals.
Radicalism: What does it mean to be a radical?
Ron Paul's Revolution: His libertarian ideas deserve consideration, as does the commitment of his supporters.
Self-Enrichment in Government: Just because people benefit from a policy doesn't mean they're corrupt.
Shovel the Cow Dung: Sometimes you just have to get a little dung on your shoes to be succesful.
What is a Watt?: People don't often under the cost of energy.
Many groups call themselves non-partisan. All too often that is little different then calling yourself a liberal. Groups who claim not to represent the interest of any political party, have their own interest. When it's not clearly labeled as conservative, it's usual liberal.
Similiarly, many moderates are actually liberals. They claim to be in the center of politics, but their leftism is obvious to anybody who looks hard. It could be argued that this is due to our country going so far to the hard right. Does anybody remember Rockefeller Republicans? They where moderate in their day, but now they are liberal.
Non-partisan politics are silly. All politics are partisan, from the dog catcher race to the school board. When we try to hide labels we do both candidates and voters a diservice. We should know who groups and candidates associate largely with and then give them the power of the party to clearly share their message.
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