Forget about Red vs. Blue
With the exception of some new adventure sports, extremes are seldom a good thing. The same is true in politics.
Citizens of the United States represent every possible point along the political spectrum, from one extreme to the other. When people at one extreme of the policial continuum control the government and implement policies which reflect their extreme values, nearly every one else loses.
It is time we began to find solutions to our country's problems that consider and address the needs of all Americans. It is time to set aside policies that only satisfy one extreme or the other. It is time we all met on the Middle Ground, a place where we can work together to create policies and programs which help all of us.
This doesn't mean people at the extremes should move their values and thinking toward the center of the road. It means they need to work with those who do not agree with them to solve our problems in ways that everyone can live with.
Keep your political ideals, but meet in the middle to forge a coalition of all Americans. Let's get together at the Middle Ground.
Organizations Standing at the Middle Ground
- Centrist Coalition
- Leadership without Partisanship.
A diverse group of Americans from different parties and widely varying personal backgrounds who share in the conviction that strong ideas are more important than rigid partisanship, and that honest, informed debate should replace the anger and bitterness we see more and more these days whenever issues are discussed in the public square. - Centrists.org
- A think tank and communications center for bipartisan policymaking. Centrists.Org provides detailed and practical centrist policy ideas that adhere to basic principles of fairness, cooperation and responsibility.
Voices from the Middle Ground
- The Moderate Voice
- Joe Gandelman provides domestic and international news analysis, irreverent comments, original reporting, and popular culture features from across the political spectrum.
- Across the Aisle
- The Partnership for a Secure America (PSA) advocates for Responsible Foreign Policy through Bipartisan Action.
- Andrew Sullivan
- The Daily Dish blog by Andrew Sullivan. He quotes George Orwell: "To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle."
- Midtopia
- A vision of how the world would be if the moderate middle prevailed.
Books to Consider Reading
The Radical Center: The Future of American Politics
Amazon Price: (as of 10/06/2008)
Independent Nation: How Centrism Can Change American Politics
Amazon Price: $12.76 (as of 10/06/2008)
The Moral Center: How We Can Reclaim Our Country from Die-Hard Extremists, Rogue Corporations, Hollywood Hacks, and Pretend Patriots
Amazon Price: $19.20 (as of 10/06/2008)
Radical Middle: The Politics We Need Now
Amazon Price: $19.95 (as of 10/06/2008)
