They're keeping their eye on the ball

Cheers to the Jackson County Local Action Coalition (JCLAC), a growing local group that's keeping their eye on the ball. Check this out--it's their draft mission statement. The core:

If our Coalition is to succeed, we must be transpartisan – beyond partisanship. We refuse to fall into the trap of being divided and powerless.Frankly, we don't have time for anything else. The urgency of the moment makes the divisiveness of partisanship foolish. It's not that political issues, and the moral principles upon which they are based are unimportant. It's simply that there is much about which we can agree. There is a deep reservoir of unity on the priority issues that affect the welfare of our families and our neighbors. It is upon that foundation that we will build a healthy and prosperous Jackson County [emphasis mine], even in the difficult times that likely lie ahead.

Yes. I'm running for JC Commissioner because we actually have a chance to pool our strengths and build a community that can weather what's coming. But NOT if we let ourselves get distracted by hot-button issues that have kept us divided and distracted as economic conditions get more and more desperate. If we can set aside some things we're flat NOT going to agree on --same-sex rights, religion in schools, evolution, in some cases the proper role for governmtent-- there's a realistic path to better days . The alternative is to fight the old feuds over and over again and sink into misery while a very small economic slice flourishes at our expense. Thanks but no thanks. More on JCLAC is at their website