Is There a True Centrist Politician Who Can Unite the Country Again? (weapons, Barack Obama)

[Wynternight]

I can't think of one for the life of me.

I don't see a centrist out there and if one did arise, there's no way they could appeal to the far right or left elements, as polarized and bitter as the country seems to be these days.

Does anyone come to mind?

[DRob4JC]

One person can't unite a country. Citizens must desire to be united.

There needs to be more than just unity. A street gang is united - doesn't mean that it's a good thing.

[Wynternight]

Originally Posted by DRob4JC

One person can't unite a country. Citizens must desire to be united.

There needs to be more than just unity. A street gang is united - doesn't mean that it's a good thing.

I don't mean united in a totalitarianism type of way. I didn't phrase my question correctly, I blame lack of sleep and too much working. How about:

Is there any way that the country can be brought back from the extremes of ideology and bitter division we see now?

[burdell]

If there is, it's unlikely either party would nominate him/her for POTUS.

I don't believe either party wants unity, today's 'us vs. them' atmosphere keeps people from sitting back and seeing what a lousy job both parties have been doing for quite some time.

[Wynternight]

Originally Posted by burdell

If there is, it's unlikely either party would nominate him/her for POTUS.

That's the sad conclusion I came to as well.

[DRob4JC]

Originally Posted by burdell

If there is, it's unlikely either party would nominate him/her for POTUS.

I don't believe either party wants unity, today's 'us vs. them' atmosphere keeps people from sitting back and seeing what a lousy job both parties have been doing for quite some time.

Do you want the country to be unified?

[NoJiveMan]

Originally Posted by Wynternight

I can't think of one for the life of me.

I don't see a centrist out there and if one did arise, there's no way they could appeal to the far right or left elements, as polarized and bitter as the country seems to be these days.

Does anyone come to mind?

Too oldies, richard lugar or tommy thompson

During the August recess of 2005, Lugar and freshman Senator Barack Obama visited Russia, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine to inspect nuclear facilities there.[20] He was detained for three hours at an airport in the city of Perm, near the Ural Mountains, where they were scheduled to depart for a meeting with the President and the Speaker of the House of Ukraine. He was released after a brief dialogue between U.S. and Russian officials, and the Russians later apologized for this incident. In January 2007, President Bush signed into law the Lugar-Obama Proliferation and Threat Reduction Initiative which was furthering Lugar's work with Senator Nunn in deactivating weapons in the former Soviet Union. The Lugar-Obama program focuses on terrorists and their use of multiple types of weapons

[burdell]

Originally Posted by DRob4JC

Do you want the country to be unified?

Doesn't everyone?

As long as that unity was in their own personal image?

I'd at least like to feel our elected government had the country's interests as its #1 priority which no longer seems the case on either side of the aisle.

[tluv00]

Originally Posted by NoJiveMan

Too oldies, richard lugar or tommy thompson

Any relations to Lex?

[cap1717]

Obama IS a true centrist. . . .you critisize him for implementing conservative ideas, you hate him for finding workable compromise, and vow to block anything that he would support. . . . under those circumstances, NO ONE would be able to do better than he has done to move our country forward. COMPROMISE is the essence of our political system!