[wordup] Gary Hart has a weblog.

[Adam Shand]

I was just talking to friends about the prospect of politicians having 
weblogs at the bar tonight.  I snorted and said it would be years ... if 
ever.  Apparently I was greatly mistaken.

Adam.

Via: http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/000932.shtml
From: http://www.garyhartnews.com/hart/blog/

Responses to Comments
April 05, 2003

Bruce asked what kind of non-violent cause or causes might unite America 
and why Democrats have not proposed it. I can suggest at least three: 
homeland security, energy security, and national productivity. Americans 
should be enlisted in an urgent national effort to secure our 
neighborhoods against terrorist attacks. We can volunteer for training 
in emergency medical response in case of mass casualties and assume 
auxiliary police and fire duties. Our people would also rally around a 
national project to make us sufficiently energy efficient that no 
American need die for foreign oil in the future. And we can all 
participate in shifting our economy from one of consumption to one of 
saving, investment, and productivity.

Chuck Karczag questioned my proposal for an international peace-making 
force. Under the UN or a future UN Plus, this force, composed of 
contributing forces from participating nations, would stop hostilities 
in volatile regions or act to protect civilians in conflict 
environments. Diplomats and peace-keepers could then move in to 
adjudicate resolution of the conflict. Without some 
democratically-controlled international capability of this sort, the US 
will continue to be tempted to go it alone, as in Panama, or with 
"coalitions of the willing" as in Iraq, or do nothing as in Rwanda. I 
welcome a dialogue with Chuck and others on this, since it needs to be 
further thought through. I understand the complexity of the proposal and 
can think of a number of questions myself, but let me know a better 
alternative.

To Mary I would say that I understand the nature of a national campaign 
better than most, having helped others run for President and having done 
so myself. It is perhaps the most daunting physical and emotional 
undertakings one can imagine, especially if you do not have a large paid 
staff and lots of money. But it is also the only real platform to 
challenge Americans to make the country and the world better. The 
Democratic party has not offered a great idea for more than a quarter 
century and we risk permanent minority status because of it. The foreign 
policy I've proposed, Principled Engagement, calls on our nation to live 
up to its highest ideals at home and in dealing with the peoples of the 
world. I believe the vast majority of Americans will respond to great 
challenges and that's why I need your help in offering them.
Gary Hart at 01:15 PM