[Editorial]  Reject the Partisan Posturing

In my opinion, and let me stress that, the reason Mississippi and even Jackson are viewed with such contempt is it's always "us against them" Whether it's democrat vs republican, black vs white, or Ole Miss vs State, everyone views the others gain as their loss. To vote along party lines without consideratin for the facts on the table has destroyed this country. But the country is just now catching up with Mississippi in that area. We have remained last because we are a state that despises compromise. Regardless of what they say at some point a democrat has a good idea or a white person in Jackson has a good idea but the source of the idea automatically voids any intention of considering it for the other side. How do you stop it? You can't it's too far gone now and the gulf between "us and them" has gotten much to wide to overcome now. How depressing is that?

@ Alex - that's a good post, as a "carpet bagger", to me at least - there just seems to be a attitude and/or air of "ignorant bliss" or that of apathy.

It's very depressing - because you have the people up here that are trying to make people aware - but to no avail.

I still think if and when our Governor makes the announcement that he's running for President, and he get's into that dog-eat-dog Republican primary for the #1 spot, the exposure will have to wake people up to where we are at as a state. But then again people may chalk it up to them vs. us? lol!!! We can't win for losing?

Thanks Duan. Unfortunately it seems to me that it's been that way for a long, long time with no hope in sight. Even when two sides start agreeing a little it takes no more than a very small spark to ignite the differences. And when they come out all compromise is immediately taken off the table and we're back to square one. But what do you expect when politicians around here get elected by selling their community on the black or the white people are the problem? In order to keep getting elected they don't want to be seen as selling out so they defeat ideas that are good ones. That, again, is why this state will always be at the bottom. As for the good Governor, I can't see how you can win an election when your resume shows you were the leader of what the country sees as the worst state in the country. Then again Bill Clinton did it so it's possible I guess. Fair or unfair the national media, the liberal media in particular, will search tirelessly for anything racial that makes him look bad. At his age in this state it won't be hard to find. So goes the media though. A good person who sincerely wants change and to do the right thing will not run for political office now because they do not want to subject themselves and their families to the scrutiny that at times is very unfair. Donna Ladd who I think runs the show over here wrote a good article about that today if I'm not mistaken. Who wants that much invasion in their personal lives? I'm sorry but I do believe in forgiving people for things they've do within limits and I believe people can change. So to use something they did when they were 20 years old is unfair.