30 December 2007
Bloomberg and Political Unity
Posted by Terrie Soberg under: Presidential Election 2008; What's News .
In a Reuters article by JoAnne Allen, I read what could be a hopeful sign of trying to address the dangerous polarization in our country by helping both ends of the political spectrum come together. What I hope is that this is not an attempt to water down values in order to bring about unity. Allen wrote:
A bipartisan group of U.S. political figures will meet next week to urge presidential candidates to close the partisan divide, the meeting’s hosts said on Sunday, amid speculation New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will run as an independent.”
The Times said in private conversations Bloomberg has discussed his interest in running.
Boren, now president of the University of Oklahoma, and co-host Sam Nunn, a former senator from Georgia, said they want their meeting to have discussions on the serious challenges that cannot be met without a consensus government
“Partisan polarization is preventing us from uniting to meet the challenges that we must face if we are to prevent further erosion of America’s power of leadership and example,” they wrote.
The meeting will come three days after Iowa voters select their favorites for the presidential nominations and one day before New Hampshire voters do the same.
I for one, will be waiting to see if this is an honest attempt to bring parties together in respect, while still allowing them to hold to their own opinions. If we can learn to do this and find consensus and common ground on some issues, maybe there is hope for a future without devastating political upheaval. If this is the case, and Bloomberg and his friends are not attempting to demand we become luke warm on values, then I will applaud them.
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