The democrats have to come up with a plan.  Not just on Iraq but on how to repair the damage from the Bush years.  The damage needs to be succinctly described under the general heading that the country is in very bad shape.  We are hollowing out our economy, we have an unsustainable foreign policy based on the profoundly undemocratic idea of pre-emptive military action (and a military that cannot perform that job successfully), a rapidly shrinking set of civil rights, no environmental policy at all with real storm clouds on that horizon, a bankrupt education system, a bankrupt health delivery system, a political establishment deeply compromised by a growing corporate/lobbyist stemroller, and all of this is going to turn us into something very different thanb what we used to be.  The democrats need a plan alright, and if its put in the context of what's good for ALL of us then we just might get elected.  

Posted at June 15, 2005 2:01 PM in response to What Now in Iraq?

That's one way to look at it.  There's also a sense that any criticism is dwelling on negative thoughts.  Only loosers have negative thoughts. To say, "I'm an American", is to say, by definition, that I am a winner). 

Posted at June 7, 2005 11:56 AM in response to Understanding our National Denial about Iraq

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Posted at June 6, 2005 6:21 AM in response to Blogging Junior Lippmans of the World Unite!