It’s been a while now since Matthew Dowd became a political independent, slipping the surly bonds of two-party politics and entering the transcendent realm of country over party. We imagine it’s lovely there, but the received wisdom has been a bit obtuse.
Dowd’sListenTo.Us is a call for leaders to use the Common Good as their guiding star, so it’s no surprise that on the day the Senate Republicans released their health care reform bill, Dowd responded with tweets like these:
My faith and humanity teaches me that leaders must ask themselves: Are my decisions helping or hurting the most vulnerable? We need to help.
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) June 22, 2017
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I agree with you, but a fundamental problem is that capitalism does not necessarily line up with these values we both seem to hold.
— plaidtattoo (@plaidtattoo) June 22, 2017
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The way capitalism is practiced today in America. We need compassionate common good capitalism.
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) June 22, 2017
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I can agree with that completely. Keep it up Matthew. Really appreciate your outlook, helps me realize much more I can do & hope it spreads
— plaidtattoo (@plaidtattoo) June 22, 2017
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Thanks. We can do this.
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) June 22, 2017
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Wait do what now? A little more to go on would be really helpful.
If your ideology conflicts with helping the poor and vulnerable, then you need to abandon your ideology.
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) June 22, 2017
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Questions?
Which ideology conflicts with helping poor and vulnerable?
— Neil Hansen (@njh2005) June 22, 2017
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Whose ideology does that?
— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) June 23, 2017
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