A Friendly Proposal to the Democrat Party Faithful
We need a vibrant and healthy Democratic Party. There is a great danger that those who now control the party will put yet another spin on the truth. Their message was not misunderstood and falsely restated by the Republicans. What there was of it beyond WE HATE BUSH was bested in the arena of ideas, politics. All things change in time except truth. It’s time for the leaders of the party to steer to the center again. You do not have to become Republicans, just keep it perfectly clear you are not with the crazies
A case in point, is the vulgar fat delusional propagandist Michael Moore. He became the defacto face of the party. Decent, reasonable Democrats should loudly distance themselves from him. If the New York Times et al were worth ten to fifteen s in the election, Moore was worth twenty to thirty to the Bushies.
There was a better time when politics stopped at the shoreline of America. Democrats need to listen to those among them that do not believe America is evil, and that all answers come from the UN and that appeasement is the answer to being attacked. Plus, a record of not bashing the military would be helpful. JFK and FDR took America’s side against a misguided world.
There are issues which the Democrats can work on. Bring big Parma to heel. Drug prices are a disgrace. They are what the market will bear here, which is ok, except the power of the Federal Government should be used to level the playing field. As long as we are into disallowing free speech as with the wildly successful Campaign Finance law, advertising drugs on TV should be eliminated. Drugs should be tested, not against nothing, but against the current best drug for the problem.
The party should be the party of change for the better. One thing that must change is Social Security. Digging heels into the sand and saying nothing must change is being a deer in the headlights.
Democrats should champion keeping a woman free to choose abortion or pregnancy prevention but be reasonable about partial birth abortion.
Democrat of today, could as did the party in the past, stand for States Rights, particularly in regard for what might be called moral issues. If Massachusetts wants gay marriage, or Oregon wants the right to die, or Nevada OK’s prostitution, then so be it. Let the people in the state, not a judge trying to make law, decide it.
Above all, Democrats need to come up with practical, if not generally currently accepted solutions to problems. Desist from demonizing the opposition. Yes, Republicans too.
We need a vibrant and healthy Democratic Party. There is a great danger that those who now control the party will put yet another spin on the truth. Their message was not misunderstood and falsely restated by the Republicans. What there was of it beyond WE HATE BUSH was bested in the arena of ideas, politics. All things change in time except truth. It’s time for the leaders of the party to steer to the center again. You do not have to become Republicans, just keep it perfectly clear you are not with the crazies
A case in point, is the vulgar fat delusional propagandist Michael Moore. He became the defacto face of the party. Decent, reasonable Democrats should loudly distance themselves from him. If the New York Times et al were worth ten to fifteen s in the election, Moore was worth twenty to thirty to the Bushies.
There was a better time when politics stopped at the shoreline of America. Democrats need to listen to those among them that do not believe America is evil, and that all answers come from the UN and that appeasement is the answer to being attacked. Plus, a record of not bashing the military would be helpful. JFK and FDR took America’s side against a misguided world.
There are issues which the Democrats can work on. Bring big Parma to heel. Drug prices are a disgrace. They are what the market will bear here, which is ok, except the power of the Federal Government should be used to level the playing field. As long as we are into disallowing free speech as with the wildly successful Campaign Finance law, advertising drugs on TV should be eliminated. Drugs should be tested, not against nothing, but against the current best drug for the problem.
The party should be the party of change for the better. One thing that must change is Social Security. Digging heels into the sand and saying nothing must change is being a deer in the headlights.
Democrats should champion keeping a woman free to choose abortion or pregnancy prevention but be reasonable about partial birth abortion.
Democrat of today, could as did the party in the past, stand for States Rights, particularly in regard for what might be called moral issues. If Massachusetts wants gay marriage, or Oregon wants the right to die, or Nevada OK’s prostitution, then so be it. Let the people in the state, not a judge trying to make law, decide it.
Above all, Democrats need to come up with practical, if not generally currently accepted solutions to problems. Desist from demonizing the opposition. Yes, Republicans too.