I've posted before about partisanship (stinks). And my less-than-pleasant experience as a county and state delegate (now jaded). But reading my friend Pmom's blog just now I had a bit of an amen moment. So bear with me as I borrow some of her words:
"I don’t want a tax cut. The American tax burden is at the lowest rate it’s been in years. There are services I want from my government: lower class sizes, better transit, and more people with healthcare, and I am willing to pay for them. What I don’t want to see is an increase in the debt."
"This may be judgmental, but when I hear someone mention “Obamacare,” I wonder if the person has thought through these issues. To me, the term “Obamacare” suggests the worst of talk radio, punditry, hype, politics for politics sake, perhaps even hatred."
(Talk radio -- meh! Bunch of haters.)
"Although I consider myself conservative, I don’t want my representative to be the conservative voice on every issue every time. Conservative is not a synonym for right or good. I want my representative to make the best possible decision every time. I want her to be a voice for what is right, for what is good, for the powerful and for the powerless. If these decisions and opportunities coincide with conservatism, then great. If something else, then great. The label isn’t important, the thinking is."
(What she said.)
You can read the whole post here.
3 comments:
Yesterday I found a political flier stuck to my door that started "Dear Republican Neighbor." Is it assumed I'm Republican because I live in Utah? Guess what? I'm not. It went directly in the trash. I'm ornery like that. (I have nothing against Republicans. I just don't like being pigeonholed.) Amen, sister: the label isn't important, the thinking is.
I wish more Americans would think. They would look at what is going on in our country and really look at both sides and then make the best decision. You know I am quite on the Republican side, but I also recognize that neither side is perfect and I just wish more people would look at the big picture instead of what's in it for me right now.
Well said - I don't think we should be anti-tax on everything. Some things like education are worthwhile because, as we both know, an educated child has the potential to become a well adjusted adult who can positively contribute to society.
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