Ladies and gentlemen, we got him! The Christian conservative who recently undressed Pastor Rick Warren for his "zero taxes" tweet. The responsible Republican who christened Ayn Rand "the L. Ron Hubbard of conservatism" and chastised Speaker John Boehner for playing to the fantasies of the anti-government zealots. His name is Michael Stafford and we’ve got him for a full hour Wednesday July 27 at 5 PM eastern. So please call or listen in.
Join us for a special midweek edition of Politics Done Right at 5 PM eastern on July 27. Over the past few months, one Coffee Party leader in particular has consistently lit this community on fire with courage, candor and clarity. And now, the Michael Stafford columns you read here first are published in newspapers all over the United States through Cagle Post syndication. Michael is the founder of the Coffee Party 2.0 pilot program Republicans for Responsible Reform, and author of the brand new book An Upward Calling: Politics for the Common Good.
Michael is one of those old school Republicans — the statesman-like Republicans who used to, truly, put our "country first," the kind we used to know before gerrymandered districts, agenda-driven "news" empires, and hyper-partisan politics began to threaten the greatest economy in the world with a catastrophic default. Before today. I’m really looking forward to asking Michael about his open letter to John Boehner about the Debt-Ceiling Hostage Crisis. Are moderate Republicans and independents getting through to the House leadership? And, of course we’ll talk about his new book about the need for We the People to stand together so that public policy, and politics, can serve the common good.
An Upward Calling provides a positive, conciliatory tone, with a forward-looking insight that most of us Liberals are not used to hearing from Republicans. I was at a rally today where I was confronted by many Tea Party members, some of whom were acquaintances of mine, and it was interesting that some of them in fact displayed the behavior that Michael and the Coffee Party advocates. Of course there were also a few who would not even shake my hand. It immediately brought me back to Michael’s book, and how prescient it is.
I am sure Michael will have much to say to all of you, especially those who are joining his brand new movement, Republicans for Responsible Reform. So please join us, and please call with your questions or comments if you can join us live.
