Crossposted at Daily Kos.
I don't think there's enough dialogue in this country.
You have to excuse me. I'm a peacemaker by temperament, and I'm a trained mediator, so I have a thing about dialogue. Let me explain.
There's not enough dialogue in the American culture. Between leaders and voters. Between party factions. With anybody. But I want to talk about politics and civic participation.
We are starved for real political dialogue in this country. The Party and our government is this separate behemoth. The public feel isolated, alone, not fully informed. People feel talked at, manipulated, condescended to, ignored. And we are left to speculation and gossip, and we feel they don't want our input, they just want us to just do what they say. "Give us your money and your vote and shut up."
I've got several dialogue stories below the fold:
· VA: 350,000 New Registered Voters Since 1/1/08 (lowkell)
· National Debt Too Big for Clock (KTinTX)
· Clinton headed to W.Va. to endorse Anne Barth (WV-02) (WVaBlue)
· Not a Joke: "Macaca" Man to Represent McCain in Debate on Energy/Environment (lowkell)
· IL-10, IN-09, NC-08, NH-01, NY-29, PA-04, WI-08: Democrats Post Leads in New SUSA Polls (HellofaSandwich)
· IA-04: Latham and Greenwald debate on the radio (desmoinesdem)
· More good polls in NM (fbihop)
· TX Voter Registration Deadline Today (KTinTX)
· New Gallup/USA Today/MTV Poll: Obama's Youth Advantage at 61 - 32% (Mike Connery)
· SEIU Ad: "Worried Sick" (Joaquin H Guerra)
· Interview with Russ Feingold (MN Campaign Report)
· LA-06: Can YOU Raise More Money Than Dick Cheney? (DailyKingFish)
