Thursday, February 02, 2006
Some Ideas for Democrats
I know some people don't like the Center for American Progress but they are basically the strongest progressive think tank type group out there. They are constantly putting out new ideas and Democrats should pick up on at least a few of these. Not only are the ideas they put out pretty good. Not only are the ideas good but they make an effort to present them in a simple way -- something that would probably work well with voters. They recently released a report on 15 Ideas on Issues that will make a big difference. I think everyone should take a look at this:
15 New Ideas
15 New Ideas
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Democrats have to start talking value systems in order to attrack some of the christian right. We have to remind them that caring for the poor, the elderly, and the sick are indeed Christian values. We should look more intently at Virginia for some guidance. Not that I'm in the christian right, it's just that we have to take back the idea that we uphold values, which we do, and that the our values are good, which they are...
Yeah, we do have to start talking about values. I think that one thing that democrats must do and something that howard dean has talked about is that fact that we at least have to be able to talk about religious values even if they arent going to drive our policy. For example when framing such issues as health care and social security we have to discuss not only the practical benefits of these programs but also the fact that they are right in a values sense.
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