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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: thames_sider who wrote (14142)	5/23/2001 1:39:58 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

it's better to have those 'bred' for non-partisan outlook, above politics That seems very appealing to me these days. I can remember when US politicians were expected to show statesmanship on serious matters even if they horse traded in smoke-filled back rooms most of the time. Now we rarely see any acts of statesmanship--everything is flaming partisan. I like the idea of having a non-partisan touchstone--some way to find an anchor when the partisans are all going nuts. I think a touchstone would be very comforting and it would give a perspective that shows the excesses for what they are. I think we've become so accustomed to excesses and rhetoric that too many of us fail to recognize them as such any more. Karen