I read the post and the links, but didn't respond because yesthattom and I don't agree on politics, and when I try to discuss politics with him, he loses it. I think he's as (if not moreso) horribly frustrated as most Democrats seem to be; that not enough of the country wants to vote for them any more, no matter what they say.
I was also really annoyed by Lakoff's description of the Rockridge Institute as "non-partisan". It may be so in that they'll intellectually back any party that pushes their principles, but the only party which fits with even a ghost of a chance of election is the Democratic Party, which makes that description disingenuous at best. Luntz is very clear about his biases.
What frustrates me most is that neither party wants to accurately measure the results of their legislation, and adjust to suit, because that would (in all probability) expose flaws and faults in their worldviews. Government needs to be a practical enterprise.
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Date: 2006-06-14 07:51 pm (UTC)I was also really annoyed by Lakoff's description of the Rockridge Institute as "non-partisan". It may be so in that they'll intellectually back any party that pushes their principles, but the only party which fits with even a ghost of a chance of election is the Democratic Party, which makes that description disingenuous at best. Luntz is very clear about his biases.
What frustrates me most is that neither party wants to accurately measure the results of their legislation, and adjust to suit, because that would (in all probability) expose flaws and faults in their worldviews. Government needs to be a practical enterprise.