Allegheny College creates political Civility Award

[Bunny]

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11025/1120536-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml

Allegheny College today announced it has created a Civility Award, which seeks to honor elected officials who "showed authentic, courageous civility in an important moment and/or those who have demonstrated steadfast respect for opposing points of view throughout their career."

Nominations are currently being accepted for this inaugural award. Two awards will be given each year -- one to a Republican and one to a Democrat.

"We aren't looking for individuals who sit on the sidelines, away from the fray," said Jim Mullen, Allegheny College president, in a news release. "We want to honor passionate partisans on both sides of the aisle, women and men who showed noteworthy civility while continuing to fight for their beliefs and values."

An 18-member panel will evaluate the nominations.

I guess this is a good thing, but if you're determined to award one to each party, how can you be sure that there will be a worthy candidate from each side? :shrug:

[Kurovski]

1. Those assholes better nominate Dick Durbin.