Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Mommy vs. Daddy

David Paul Kuhn has written an insightful column for RealClearPolitics, focusing on the mommy-like characteristics of the Democrat Party and the daddy-like characteristics of the Republican Party. He lays it out very clearly, without obvious bias in either direction.

Kuhn reports that the Pew Research Center asked Americans to prioritize 21 issues a couple of months ago. The economy was most important for everybody. After that, see what they found:
Democrats five most partisan issues: health care, the environment, aiding the poor, education and securing Medicare. In short, maternal.

Republicans five most partisan issues: strengthening the military, illegal immigration, influence of lobbyists, terrorism and the moral breakdown. In short, paternal.

You need to read this article.