Party Palatibility (A Serving of Sensibility)

If there were ever a fatal flaw in the system that held back a party formed of populists, moderates, independents, and Centrists it’s this statement, ‘what good is a party you don’t identify with?’  As much as some would have you believe that the traditional two party system isn’t going anywhere, it’s about to have to go somewhere.  Let’s crack open the can o’ worms as to why.

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Both of These Things (Are Not Like the Others) – Part 1

So last week I promised a two-part rundown on my two favorite non-partisan and/or Centrist political organizations, No Labels and the Centrist Project.  I’ll kick it off today with part one, a look into each organization’s mission and the fundamental vision both of these organizations tie into.

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Critical Thinking Meets Your Inner Cent

Sometimes I wonder just how customary it is of pundits these days to do all the work for you in forming your opinion…

I can just see them now, carefully crafting just the right mix of metaphor and simile to lay the smack down just hard enough to make your minds meld.  Toiling away at the perfect copy that’s so SEO savvy as to send you to all the right sites; sites that are ever-so-gently suspending your disbelief enough to dispel your inner Centrist.

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