Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Jonah Goldberg on Independents
Jonah Goldberg's Goldberg File on National Review Online
It's true, waiting until the Presidential election to begin engaging intellectually with politics is silly. And to claim that the candidates are more important than the party is equally silly. The time to pay attention to a candidate is during the primaries, when he's appealing to what will be his base if he wins. Those insiders are the ones that will be appointed and will determine policy through their own powers and through lobbying.
One needs to come to a clear understanding of the ideologies of the parties before trying to make political decisions such as voting. If one doesn't, than one is truly uninformed, ignorant, disengaged, and a fool.
It's true, waiting until the Presidential election to begin engaging intellectually with politics is silly. And to claim that the candidates are more important than the party is equally silly. The time to pay attention to a candidate is during the primaries, when he's appealing to what will be his base if he wins. Those insiders are the ones that will be appointed and will determine policy through their own powers and through lobbying.
One needs to come to a clear understanding of the ideologies of the parties before trying to make political decisions such as voting. If one doesn't, than one is truly uninformed, ignorant, disengaged, and a fool.
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