If there is a Third Way....What are the first Two Ways?

[Armstead]

Personally, I'd like to see a Second Way before the so-called centrists start looking for a Third Way.

[xray s]

1. maybe its time for a fourth way

the third way seems to have failed miserably

[Maple]

2. Economically?

Capitalism, socialism...and then the Third way which uses a combination, or whatever is appropriate for the situation.

On edit: Canada and much of Europe uses the Third Way

[madfloridian]

3. We haven't found the first way yet.

:evilgrin:

[kestrel91316]

4. First way: I win, you lose

Second way: you win, I lose
Third way: we negotiate a compromise and both win

[Armstead]

5. Sounds good but it takes two to tango

And I don't see the Republicans jumping up to compromise.

[ulysses]

6. that's only because you don't understand how republicans compromise.

That's kestrel's first way.

[Armstead]

7. One for you, two for me.....two for you, three for me....

Old Three Stooges joke

[ulysses]

8. one doesn't compromise with snakes.

Like teaching a pig to sing - it'll only frustrate you and annoy the pig.

Think I'll continue with the barnyard analogies...

[omega minimo]

10. Some pigs

are more equal than others.

:scared: :beer:

[wli]

9. The Third Way = Grover Norquist's "bipartisanship"

They give us no quarter. The sole purpose of negotiations is to allow the reich wing to screw us over.

[Armstead]

11. They start with an absolute position -- We start with compromise

That's how our side too often loses.

Compromise is where Side 1 presents Plan A, which is their ultimate position....Side 2 presents Plan Z, which is their ultimate position. Then they wrestle it out and come up with a Plan that is somewhere in the middle of the alphabet, like a Plan M.

The problem is today, Side 1 (Right wing corporate GOP) presents Plan A, and the the centrists and DLC types respond with Plan C instead of Plan Z. This ends up with Plan B, while the rest of the alternatives (alphabet) get ignored.