Saturday, February 14, 2009

"If this goes on - "

Review the posting of Andrew Evans about “House Democrat pushing to end Presidential term limits” at

http://americancentristway.blogspot.com/2009/02/house-democrat-pushing-to-end.html

Then review these articles about the White House and the 2010 Census.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_11653264

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5goqAmjdeaCK_SV8Q5POVStW0F7BgD96A8OG85


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/02/11/dems-downplay-obamas-plan-oversee-census/

What do the two subjects have in common? Is there a common goal? What could it be? "If this goes on—" [Title of a Robert A. Heinlein story.] What's next?

Comments welcome!

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

List of Other Political Parties, missing American Centrist Party

Other Political Parties

D.C.'s Political Report
Disclaimer
http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/Disclaimer.htm
List of Major Parties
http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/Major.htm
List of Minor Parties
http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/PartyLink.htm
List of Inactive Parties *
http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/inactive.htm
*Centrist Party is shown to be inactive as American Centrist Party [dot com instead of dot net].

At Wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_States
Centrists, Centrist Party, and/or the American Centrist Party is not included in the list.
Snubbed, I suspect.
However, there is this totally separate listing at Wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrist_Party_(United_States)

At Politics1
http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm
Again, Centrists and/or American Centrist Party is not included in any list.
It is the only website with an email address for contact publisher@politics1.com and so I have sent an email to request that our American Centrist Party be included in the list.

—James C. Harwood
Norman, Oklahoma
10 February 2009

Monday, February 9, 2009

Quiz Results Update - Seeking Comments

I am posting this at
Centrists of American Politics group
http://groups.google.com/group/centristsofamericanpolitics
American Centrist Way group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americancentristway
American Centrist Way blog
http://americancentristway.blogspot.com/
HEREafter Issues blog
http://hereafterissues.blogspot.com/

I am seeking people to post messages about this subject on the message boards of the groups and to post comments at the blogs.

Regarding the political quiz at
http://www.theadvocates.org/quizp/index.html
which led me to the American Centrist Party at
http://www.americancentristparty.net/

I first took the quiz just before the election in 2004. I scored slightly right of center.
I next took the quiz just before the election in 2008. I scored slightly left of center.
I recently took the quiz again, and scored dead center.

The quiz results show that I shifted a certain distance to the left between 2004 and 2008, and then half that distance back toward the right to land in the center.

I've said that President Bush pushed me toward the left. Even though that is part of it, upon further reflection I've realized it was the result of a number of personal experiences with those issues that have direct impact on my life.

Up to and right after the election in 2008, I was optimistic about what President Obama would do in two areas—1 issues here in the USA—2 issues on the world stage. I am no longer optimistic about what he can do to make life better for citizens here in the USA. I continue to be optimistic about what he can do with issues on the world stage.

I am wondering if there is anyone else out there who has had a similar experience of shifting from left to right or from right to left, and then partway back again to land in the center. If so, please post about your experience at the message board of either group, or post a comment at the blogs where this is posted. Further, please pass this on in email to other people who might be interested in this subject.

—James C. Harwood
Norman, Oklahoma
Monday 9 February 2009