Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Pastimes : THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (662)	3/1/2002 7:51:55 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

Like I said before, if a partisan makes a principled judgment for someone from his party or against someone from the opposition, there's not really a way to recognize it as such. I disagree. Many times working with the opposition may be in the politicians self interest (it makes him seem moderate, it isn't something that will not alienate his base, it gets laws past so it seems like he is working hard and doing something about some problem, its gets him better press). Making a judgement for the other party or one of its ideas does not in my opinion show that the person is being principled. (or that he isn't) Its fairly rare when a politician will vote for something that obviously will hurt him in the press and the polls but sometimes they do as a matter of principle. Sometimes this involves going against his party, other times it means sticking up for his parties principles even when they are unpopular. To really tell you have to have a better understanding of the politician then most regular people will have. It would help to know them personally, but if you have not you probably could form a good judgment from very carefully looking in to the person and the issue. You always run the risk of being wrong of course. Tim