In avoiding extremism, Dallas gets it right | Opinion
Like many North Texans, I am amazed — and frustrated and angry — at the craziness we’re witnessing in Washington D.C. and many parts of the country. The extremes on both ends of the political spectrum have produced paralysis and division, leaving sanity in the dust.
Against this backdrop, I am pretty happy with where I live and have raised my family. While being far from perfect or totally inoculated from the extremes we see in other parts of the country, we seem to be more the exception than the rule today.Soon, the Dallas region will be the third largest in the nation. Even though we don’t have a lot of mountains or an ocean or other geographic reasons for existing, people and businesses are moving here in big numbers.
Across the country, we are seeing politics and extreme agendas trump responsibility. Let’s be honest, “defund the police” and all that goes with it is political posturing, not a serious policy approach. I took great pride in watching our current police chief, Eddie García, testify recently in Washington D.C. with other large-city chiefs. While those other chiefs were dancing on eggshells, trying to be politically correct, he was no-nonsense. To paraphrase him: We are going to do our job, do it well with the highest standards and focus on reducing crime in Dallas, period.I’m passionate about education.
Here, by contrast, I know a CEO that runs a high-profile Fortune 500 company. He makes decisions based on real economics and a future perspective devoid of politics and a Wall Street crowd ignorant of the importance of long-term capital investment.
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