[statecom-discuss] Working with other political parties - open thread

[John Walsh]

I think that our main job is to tell the whole truth with lots of
documentation.
The GRP makes no sense if the Dems are doing a fine job.
For example, on the question of single-payer, the Dems have sold out
their base and the entire electorate again and again.  Many have
pretended to be allies but when push comes to shove, they have sided
with the insurers - for example, Travaglini.  Rember Travaligni was
the Senate author of the single-payer bill.  But once he got into
leadership (partly thru the kind words of the single-payer folks), he
turned against the bill that bore his name.
Our job right now is to build party and movement, and that is why I
emphasized party in that op-ed (NOT a letter to the editor) which by
the way was carried in a paper in the TandG with a circulation of
100,000.

And many of the "progressive" Dems, like Marzilli and Bonifaz, are
far, far, far more loyal to party than principle.

Two people mentioned to me that they thought that the GRP had gone
easy on the Dems in this last round, and I think we lost one of those
votes for that reason.  But of course that is all in one's perception.

Actually I would prefer coalitions with Libertarians, were there any,
since at the very least they oppose war and empire.
jw

On 11/9/06, Colby E. Peterson <saphron at verizon.net> wrote:
> Topic of discussion:
>
> Let's say we win a seat in the state legislature at some point, which
> is bound to happen.
>
> What are everyone's expectations for working with members of other
> political parties? Be as general or specific as you'd like. I bring
> this up because however unsavory we may find other political parties,
> we will have to work with individual legislators in order to govern.
> This may also mean compromise, which is getting some things and
> sacrificing other things on all sides.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> - Colby
>
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