Centerfield

Centrist Voice of the Day

Something blindingly obvious, but that nevertheless didn't occur to me until recently, is that we have really broad access these days to video of lots of folks in all aspects of the popular culture -- with, you know, that newfangled thing called YouTube.

In my opinion, the moderates and centrists with the clearest and most promising voices are largely people sidelined in the present system. I just did searches for some of them -- Joe Biden, who just lost badly in the presidential contest; Colin Powell, who has refused every offer to join a ticket; David Gergen, who served Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton, and who now gives political commentary on CNN; Harold Ford Jr., who lost a Senate race in Tennessee; Angus King, who served two terms as governor of Maine; Christy Whitman, who left the Bush administration, wrote a book, and helped organize the Republican Leadership Council.

These people are out there speaking, organizing, volunteering, and expressing their views. They just don't get to make policy anymore (for the most part). Why not reserve a little spot for them each day in this small corner of the centrist blogosphere?

So, without further ado, I give you the first Centrist Voice of the Day. David Gergen, in a charming little interview with a couple of college students who were apparently completing an assignment for their communications course.

If any of you guys -- Todd, Jon, or Kranky -- want to post a centrist voice on any given day, feel free. First person to post a Centrist Voice of the Day gets to decide the voice (and the subject and content) for that day.