J. C. Watts warns party not to get comfortable...mentions Dean and values. [View All]

[madfloridian]

Of course he bashes the Dems on taxes and everything else. But then comes this warning. They are noticing what Howard Dean is doing.

http://www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com/2005/04/22/opinion/watts.html

SNIP.."But I caution my party against getting too comfortable with its position on values. Dean says his party needs to listen to red state people more and understand them better. I believe we could see a long-term political realignment if and when the GOP realizes that values go beyond matters of life and marriage. Race is a values issue. Economic opportunity is a values issue.

In terms of listening, both parties could do themselves a world of good by listening to hear, rather than listening to respond."

Watts is chairman of J.C. Watts Companies, a business consulting group. He is former chairman of the Republican Conference of the U.S. House, where he served as an Oklahoma representative from 1995 to 2002.