A Case for Political Bi-partisanship
Dr. Ed Lorenz, Alma College Reid-Knox Professor of History and
professor of political science, uses the examples set by President
Franklin Roosevelt to make a case that bipartisanship is the only way
we can make the necessary and difficult decisions concerning foreign
and military policy in the next four years.
In an election year prior to entry into World War II, Roosevelt named prominent Republicans to critical cabinet positions and replaced Democrat Joe Kennedy with Republican John Winant as British ambassador. Roosevelt was then able to make and gain consensus on policy choices too difficult for any candidate to make. Then as now, the best policy was not that advocated by either ideological side.
Contact Dr. Lorenz at (989) 463-7203 or
lorenz@alma.edu
Posted: Wed, October 6th, 2004 at 2:54PM
