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The president criticized bankers for giving themselves $18.4 billion in bonuses as the government was rescuing firms.
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The president pointed to the latest dreary economic numbers as more proof that quick action is warranted on an economic recovery plan.
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Mindful of the danger of opposing a popular president at a time of national distress, Senate Republicans are intent on coming to the floor with proposals to change the $819 billion stimulus package.
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This is my first post on Centerfield. A good cyberfriend who writes here recommended it a few years ago, and I’ve been reading it off and on ever since.
I’m the editor and one of the writers on Opinion Forum, a centrist blog that’s only about three months old. In addition to writing original posts for Centerfield, I expect that I’ll cross-post articles on appropriate subjects.
So, why the interest in centrist politics? I read a lot of blogs, and I find myself focusing mainly on those with a more liberal orientation. That’s not a choice necessarily based on preference; they’re just generally more interesting. When I comment on posts at these blogs, I sometimes disagree and end up being labeled a conservative. The reverse often happens when I read and comment on conservative blogs.
I consider myself a centrist or perhaps a moderate, but not necessarily an independent. As I see it, centrists or moderates take a middle road between left and right, while independents can be liberal or conservative but don’t identify with a particular political party.
There are those who say there really isn’t any such thing as a centrist, but if there is, it’s someone who doesn’t have strong feelings about much of anything. I don’t think that characterization is correct.
I think a centrist is someone who may identify with a party but who judges issues and political candidates on a case-by-case basis. Typically, a true centrist can find himself or herself on either the liberal or conservative side of specific issues. If that’s averaged somehow, the centrist comes out somewhere in the middle.
I think of myself as a moderate Democrat, with one leg extending into Republican territory and a few toes stuck under the Libertarian tent. I’ve voted in 10 presidential elections, seven times for the Democrat and three times for the Republican.
My views on domestic policy are fairly liberal–I’m reluctantly pro-choice, for gun control, and against the death penalty. But I’m a bit skeptical of welfare programs, and I thought the welfare reforms passed in the Clinton Administration were long overdue. I don’t particularly like taxes, although I recognize that sometimes tax increases are necessary. I’d like government to stop spending so much and interfering in people’s lives. And based on what I’ve seen so far, I’m afraid the unbelievably huge recovery program now in Congress includes some bad ideas.
I’m more conservative on foreign policy. I’m not convinced that we’ll ever be particularly effective in building democracy in countries that aren’t ready for it or don’t want it. Spending blood and money trying to ram democracy down peoples’ throats is ill-advised at best. It’s nice if other countries hold us in high esteem, but their esteem is not worth compromising our interests. Foreign assistance can be effective when carefully targeted and closely monitored; throwing money at poor countries is a useless waste. Finally, I strongly support Israel.
If I take a position that you disagree with, feel free to tell me I’m wrong. Just remember that next time I’ll probably take your side on another issue. I think that’s what it means to be a centrist.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has his first day on the job after Rod Blagojevich was kicked out of office.
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President Barack Obama is considering nominating Republican Sen. Judd Gregg as his commerce secretary, officials in Washington and New Hampshire said Thursday night.
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The president is hailing the children’s health bill, saying it amounts to “a down payment on my commitment to ensure that every American has access to quality, affordable health care.”
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Now that Rod Blagojevich’s scandal-ridden tenure as governor is over, Gov. Pat Quinn said Friday he’s ready to get to work and “mend the flaws” in state government.
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Harold Nicholson is said to have sought more money from his handlers, using his son as a go-between.
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Sen. Ben Nelson told FOX News he is unsure how many Democrats will support President Obama’s $819 billion economic stimulus bill.
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The top Republican in the Senate is warning that the GOP risks remaining in the minority unless it does a better job of explaining its core principles to one-time faithful and new loyalists.
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President Obama announces a new task force, led by Vice President Biden, to focus on middle-class issues.
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The Obama administration seems to support the ?progressive federalism? movement, in which Washington looks to the states for new ideas.
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Exxon Mobil is reporting a profit of $45.2 billion for 2008, breaking its own record for full-year earnings by a U.S. company, but fourth-quarter profits tumbled 33 percent.
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A newly empowered Democratic majority brushed aside objections with a bill to insure four million children.
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