How often have I heard voters declare that political party
affiliation makes no difference in how they vote. “I vote for the
person, not the party.” While that sounds good, we know from polling and
surveying over the years that most voters do choose the party label to
guide their voting choices.
Too often, however, party affiliation has little or nothing to do with the major issues facing our nation. That is particularly true when it comes to American foreign policy. Years ago, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Arthur Vandenburg, cooperated with Democrat President Harry Truman in support of NATO, the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan. He would argue that we must stop “partisan politics at the water’s edge.”
It was a simple way of saying that the two parties must come together when dealing abroad with allies and enemies. The need to have a united American front when dealing with Russia and China is particularly urgent today as autocracies raise their ugly heads and find aid and comfort in Russia and China.
Unfortunately, Russia and China are not the only sources of aid and comfort to those who deprive their people of a democratic way of life.
Make no mistake about it, no matter how President Trump sidles up to President Putin in ways that would sicken the stomachs of Republican officials just a few years ago,
Republicans in Congress today turn a blind eye to Trump’s infatuation with autocrats. His sickening praise of the world’s worst dictator/murderer, North Korea’s Kim Jong Il, is the worst case.
Read more at: Republicans need to remind President Trump of party platform | Idaho Statesman
Too often, however, party affiliation has little or nothing to do with the major issues facing our nation. That is particularly true when it comes to American foreign policy. Years ago, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Arthur Vandenburg, cooperated with Democrat President Harry Truman in support of NATO, the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan. He would argue that we must stop “partisan politics at the water’s edge.”
It was a simple way of saying that the two parties must come together when dealing abroad with allies and enemies. The need to have a united American front when dealing with Russia and China is particularly urgent today as autocracies raise their ugly heads and find aid and comfort in Russia and China.
Unfortunately, Russia and China are not the only sources of aid and comfort to those who deprive their people of a democratic way of life.
Make no mistake about it, no matter how President Trump sidles up to President Putin in ways that would sicken the stomachs of Republican officials just a few years ago,
Republicans in Congress today turn a blind eye to Trump’s infatuation with autocrats. His sickening praise of the world’s worst dictator/murderer, North Korea’s Kim Jong Il, is the worst case.
Read more at: Republicans need to remind President Trump of party platform | Idaho Statesman
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