Wednesday, June 22, 2011

CIVILITY IN POLITICS: IT’S NICE TO SEE!!

Yesterday former Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination. Though I disagree with Ambassador Huntsman on many issues, I was impressed with him on a personal level. I was impressed with this man because he seems to have a personal code of integrity, which is missing from the political establishment in both parties.

In his announcement yesterday, he talked about the need for civility in our political system. The political discourse of this country on a national level has become poisonous and that poison is leaking down to both the state and local levels. It seems that because of this poison, people are afraid to embrace good ideas that might come from the “other side of the aisle”, or they are demonized, for even talking to the other side or branded as traitors.

So, good job to Jon Huntsman for trying to bring civility back to politics

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