We created Project Logic Ga (P.L.Ga) during the 2008 election season as a blog for African Americans to discuss political and policy issues in an effort to foster political diversity for our community.
P.L.Ga evolved into a meeting place for anyone (regardless of race) to debate and interact on these matters. In short, the topics were unique and new to people in Georgia and the South with an interest in hearing and learning what is on Black moderates’ minds.
Government functions better when leaders and policymakers take the time of become familiar with the whole community—not just their “base”- because our system of government is design for all voices to be heard. Americans are impressed with leaders who know all sides of the issues and recognize that every group has many sub-groups.
Our focus has been pushing the fact that African-Americans in the South are more moderate and conservative than the nation might think.
P.L.Ga will spend the next year posting only one or two new post a week. Our aim is gradually discussing federal, state and local matters so our readers will develop a deep knowledge and insight over time. Also, the range of topics might seem unrelated to public policy at times but the goal is to address indirect and direct concerns and solutions.
We have a new administration in the White House; our nation is in a period of transition. An African-America President with mid-western roots will have plenty to say to every community about choices, decisions and consequences. Contributors on this blog will analysis his actions with the same fair, constructive approach we have given previous presidents and congresses.
The ultimate goal for reasonable Americans is a better America. It is not the government’s role to fix every problem in everyone’s’ lives. Good Americans always want the country to function soundly and those who hope for failure of any leaders so their party can make political gains are misguided.
When the current President Bush was Governor of Texas, he operated with a consensus-building technique that should have been the model for his federal administration—I don’t know what happen. Clearly, President-elect Obama is trying to “bridge the divide” and this blog will support him as we would have supported President McCain’s efforts to do the same. Yes, some people have unrealistic anticipation and some campaign ideas won’t pan out but know this: this new young president is a respectful listener and the country wants more of that.
Readers of this blog will gain a better understand of the southern African American community so future debates and dialog will be based on facts and reason rather than hastily conceived misinformation. The core principles of conservatism are needed in every community on some level; the presentation and political techniques current employed my some could use improvement.
If you want to function in the southern political arena which includes our community, reading this blog could be beneficial to your research efforts and growth—get prepared because talking nonsense makes our great region appear backwards and justifies economic opportunities going elsewhere. “Moving the company or plant south would be sunny and affordable, but what we see on T.V. makes us question the traditional divisions there and the social livability.”
In the future, I will work on brevity—first New Year’s resolution.
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