Agreeing with Newt
Hell has not quite frozen over, but I do agree with Newt Gingrich’s op-ed column in the NY Times. What happened in Florida in 2000 was wrong. And it doesn’t make it any more right that a Democrat is attempting do the same thing in 2007.
But Newt puts it best:
Contrary to the political consultants’ handiwork and the mainstream media’s mythmaking, America is not a nation fundamentally divided between red and blue. We are surprisingly united on the core values that make us Americans and the practical solutions to the challenges we face. We need an election process with the integrity to produce a nominee who can lead this natural majority.
The question is: How?
Giving the Michigan and Florida delegates to Sen. Clinton — particularly in light of reports that she bent the Democratic Party rules against campaigning in both states — is a recipe for even more chaos.
On the other hand, leaving the Florida and Michigan delegates unseated runs the risk for the Democrats of alienating two big states they want and need to win in November.
The answer, for the integrity of the process, is a do-over: Hold the Michigan and Florida Democratic primaries again.
The voters — not the party insiders — have the moral authority to choose the nominee. Democratic voters in Michigan and Florida should get that chance. Then in November, we’ll have a fair fight. And I’ll be honest — it may not help the chances for a Republican victory in the fall. But it will help something even more important: the integrity of our political process.
Here’s an interesting political thought - a guy I was sitting next to at an Denver International Airport bar suggested that Newt would be a good running mate for McCain.
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It is nice to see that someone agrees with me.