She's Both Left and Right

      Gayle McLaughlin is serving her second term as mayor of Richmond, California, the first member of the Green Party to represent a city of more than 100,000.  In a recent interview, she was asked whether the fact that she is Green gives her an advantage politically.  Ms. McLaughlin replied: "It’s the independent thinking that makes the difference.  One party is moving us into a brick wall at 100 mph. The other is moving us there at 50 mph.  We’re still going in the wrong direction, in my view.

     She’s right.