Friday, July 21, 2006

Beyondpartisan.org

I knew that Wesleyan had to be good for something other than to serve as the safety school and sports cannon fodder of the Little Three. (I kid because I love!) A while back the Boston Globe ran a feature on Adam Gomolin, a recent Wesleyan grad who, fed up with the nature of political debate, began a new forum, "Beyond Partisan," which claims the following mission statement:
In the era of globalization, American policy resounds beyond American borders.

However, partisanship divides our Union; it stifles the discussion of our concerns; it betrays the voice of our people.

We must commit ourselves to the non-partisan resolution of issues and to the steady confrontation of American challenges.

We must face the imperatives of our present with a deliberation that is candid, selfless and free.

We must return American politics to the common concerns of the American people.

This is a welcome addition, which proves that even guys who cannot get into Williams have something to contribute!

3 comments:

dcat said...

Oooohhh -- check it out! Chris Pettit comes in with a halfassed critique of both my partisanship (riddle me this, fella, how is it that a liberal Democrat who supports Israel does not "relate".) but also of my Africa work ("halfway decent"). You are out of your depths here, Chrissy. But then again, anyone who has had the pleadure of your turgidly presented company knows that.

dcat

Ritmo Re-Animated said...

For nellie to be out of his depths, his company might also express itself with "turbidity."

Yuk yuk yuk, haha... Scientific concepts.

Too bad we're going to have to go moderated from here on in.

dcat said...

MUL --
Actually I was just tinkering today and turned that on, biut do not want the headache, so we will still be moderation free.

Cheers --
dcat