Cleveland Real Estate News

People like Sam Nunn and William Cohen and Christine Todd Whitman, and of course Michael Bloomberg are talking about bipartisan politics – a change in how we work on issues – with (according to this article) an attempt to get rid of the gridlock that occurs because of specific party pontification….be it Democrat or Republican. The first I heard about it was reading this article in the Wash Post.

They are promoting a ‘big announcement’ on January 7th at the University of Oklahoma. Make no mistake, it has all the earmarks of an ‘indpendent Bloomberg’ run theme.

I can debate the motivation (getting Bloomberg elected?) but I can’t debate the fact that this is different than most of what I have seen before regarding how politics is done. So many of us have been  dissatisfied with the divide between Republican and Democratic politics for decades…

So I’m pointing out the article but hoping for a dialogue on what can be done to change how we do all of this. Is this a good idea? Certainly some heavy hitters with the ability to drum up money and support (from both parties) are listed as on board with this idea.

Did not know about this until I read the Post either, but this quote talks about another group with a similar idea:

“….Until plans for this meeting were disclosed, the most concrete public move toward any kind of independent candidacy was by Unity08, a group planning an online nominating convention to pick either an independent candidate or a ticket combining a Republican and a Democrat. The sponsors, an eclectic mix of consultants who have worked for candidates including Jimmy Carter (D) and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), have not aligned with a specific prospect….”

I’ve always likened the posturing that goes on to people in private companies who can’t listen to creative ideas or won’t hold brainstorming sessions because they are not comfortable with their own abilities. You know, The Peter Principle, for one thing. But even our most (seemingly) intelligent leaders can clog progress in the name of partisan politics. If there wasn’t so much posturing then maybe we’d get more done? Dunno. What do you think?

Update: Adding a link to Unity08 - the blog page; says you need to join to access most of it – but you can get a feel for it on home page (videos too) and the blog page I highlight now. Some news articles that mention them are linked in the blogs; interesting that the idea seems to be appealing to the ‘center.’  I can understand that, but still have one question: can’t you have a dialogue between two people with diametrically opposed views and still come up with a creative solution? Dole and McGovern and others used to do it all the time. JMHO.

 Peace Out – 3C