Antone's Nightclub
Swinging Hard Left Is as Bad as Swinging Hard Right
RECEIVED Fri., Nov. 10, 2006
Dear Editor,
I'm a moderate Republican who, like Michael King, is very happy to see the Bush crowd get slapped [“Point Austin,” News, Nov. 10]. But King, along with many other Dems, I suspect, seem to be oblivious to the fact (yes, fact) that it wasn't the Dems who got themselves elected, it was the middle-of-the-road voters who turned on Bush. They make up by far the largest group in the electorate and are the same voters who sided with the right wing in the Nineties as an alternative to the left-wing Dems. If the Dems veer hard left, as it seems King is suggesting, then at some point in the future the middle will again drive them out, just like they did the current administration. And that may get us an even more virulent right-wing group. Are we incapable of having reasonable people of all parties work together to fix problems? Is it all a matter of scoring points for one's own party? And please don't call this sour grapes. I was as appalled at the Bush group's antics as any Dem and was for a long time. Just don't swing so far left, or we're liable to be going through this crap again, only worse.
I'm a moderate Republican who, like Michael King, is very happy to see the Bush crowd get slapped [“Point Austin,” News, Nov. 10]. But King, along with many other Dems, I suspect, seem to be oblivious to the fact (yes, fact) that it wasn't the Dems who got themselves elected, it was the middle-of-the-road voters who turned on Bush. They make up by far the largest group in the electorate and are the same voters who sided with the right wing in the Nineties as an alternative to the left-wing Dems. If the Dems veer hard left, as it seems King is suggesting, then at some point in the future the middle will again drive them out, just like they did the current administration. And that may get us an even more virulent right-wing group. Are we incapable of having reasonable people of all parties work together to fix problems? Is it all a matter of scoring points for one's own party? And please don't call this sour grapes. I was as appalled at the Bush group's antics as any Dem and was for a long time. Just don't swing so far left, or we're liable to be going through this crap again, only worse.
Scott Sexton