Issue Position: Fairness

Issue Position

Politically to see the glass as half empty is to focus on the unmet needs of the public and to try to find changes to meet those needs. Politically to see the glass as half full is to focus on what needs of the public have been met and to try to preserve them.

Moderation is the key to finding the right set of policies for our country. Moderation doesn't mean choosing the middle of every or any issue. For each issue we should choose the fair choice. For some issues the fair choice will just happen to be more appealing to the left and for other issues it will just happen to be more appealing to the right. Finding the fair choice will result in a set of policies some of which are left of center and others are right of center.

The true and fair left is left moderate (which is liberally moderate or left of center). Left moderate respects and preserves the policies that work while focusing on trying to correct the policies that don't work. The true and fair right is right moderate (which is conservatively moderate or right of center). Right moderate respects the need to try to correct the policies that don't work while focusing on preserving the policies that do work. Extreme left disregards what works and only wants to change everything. Extreme right disregards what doesn't work and only wants to preserve what works (mostly for them). It is wrong to be extreme right or extreme left.

The true Democrat sees the glass as half empty. That means a true Democrat wants to correct the policies that don't work so more and hopefully all Americans prosper. However, a true Democrat has almost the same desire to preserve the policies that do work because we should build on what works and not disregard it.

The true Republican sees the glass as half full. That means a true Republican wants to preserve the policies that work to preserve security. However, a true Republican has almost the same desire to correct the policies that don't work so more and hopefully all Americans prosper.

The problem with the Republican party is the extreme right has too much control over it. Too many of Republican officeholders are only extreme rightists who always say no to anything that helps someone other than their rich supporters and puppeteers. This constant opposition to seeking policies that will allow more Americans to prosper is how the extreme right has changed the Republican party into the party of "no".

Although the extreme right has much more control over the Republican leadership than the extreme left has over the Democratic party, the Democratic party must be careful to focus on fairness and helpful changes.

Either true Democrats (left moderate) or true Republicans (right moderate) would both be effective in public office because both would preserve policies that work and correct policies that don't work. Therefore, true Democrats and true Republicans would work effectively in public office without creating gridlock. However, when just one side is untrue and unreasonable (which is usually unreasonable and untrue Republicans) then we get gridlock and failure.

The only difference between the two is true Democrats see the glass as half empty so they are more concerned with helping more people. On the other hand true Republicans see the glass as half full and want to preserve what works.

Since we should always strive to be and do better it is better to be left moderate than right moderate. Right moderate will get around to helping everyone but left moderate will do it sooner.

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