I THINK THAT THIS is the sort of thing that's typical of Democratic agenda setting right now. I got this list of goals sent to me by e-mail from one of the groups I'm loosely affiliated with:
We need our Democratic representatives in Congress to fight day in and day out for our progressive ideals. As Democrats we believe in these principles…
-Expanding economic opportunity, improving the standard of living for all Americans and improving access to skills and training.
-Establishing universal health care for every member of our society.
-Promoting social justice and using government to help those who cannot help themselves.
-Improving the quality of public education as the best means to create better opportunities for all children.
-Protecting the environment and securing our natural heritage for future generations.
-Saving Social Security and rejecting plans to peg it to risky market indicators.
-Balancing a strong national security with personal liberty.
-Holding corporations accountable for lying to employees and misleading stockholders.
What I think is exceptionally interesting about this is that none of these proposals actually means anything. Nor, for that matter, are any of them linked to actual codifiable proposals. Yes, we've decided to boldly take a stand to "help people" and "punish people who do bad things." I'm amazed Democrats did so badly last time around with ideas like these...
"Thou shalt not extinguish thine anger, but shall master it,
that thy conscience may not be blunted by adjustment
to wrong causes."
-The Dutch Ten Commandments to Foil the Nazis
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