Today POLITICO carried an article titled,"Top Dems urge focus on oil companies." Two Democratic political strategists are recommending that Democrats engage in:
"...a public debate centered on exposing oil companies successful efforts to rig the system to favor their own profits over the interests of American consumers and expose their deep political and financial ties to conservatives in Congress that continue to defend their billions of dollars in tax breaks, progressives can win the gas price message war."
Well duh!
However, the fact that they are recommending this strategy is of no real consequence to the point I want to make. The point I want to make is that this is what passes for "public debate" on critical issues facing our Nation.
The real problem with this form of "public debate" is the fact that it has nothing to do with finding a solution or debating proposals. The only purpose of this strategy is to help Democratic candidates win. If their strategy works, and they "win the gas price message war," Democratic candidates can pursuade voters to vote against Republicans. By default they can win their elections because they are the only alternative.
What is the result of engaging in this form of "public debate?" A corrupt political process is perpetuated. And for what purpose is it perpetuated? To help career politicians fulfill their self-serving ambitions.
This article highlights a Democratic strategy. Republicans engage in the same type of strategizing because they have the same goal as Democrats: to win elections so they can pursue their own self-serving ambitions.
The full text of the strategy can be found at:
http://images.politico.com/global/2012/03/120324_gas_price_strategy.html
The full text of the POLITICO article can be found at:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/03/top-dems-urge-focus-on-oil-companies-118533.html
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