Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Core meltdown

Democrats need a few broadly-appealing and simple messages to disseminate about themselves to the American voters, since otherwise voters are left wondering what the Democrats stand for when they vote. I call that a "core meltdown" because it indicates an unsafe condition which bleeds energy.


These messages should be driving principals for policy, both foreign and domestic, and draw lines in the sand for bureaucratic fist-fights. Here are some themes that I feel are worth considering:

1. Democrats are for energy independence and clean fuels.

2. Democrats are for balancing the books and regard deficits as a child-tax.

3. Democrats are for fair and transparent governance, where the same rules apply to everybody and everybody has access to the legislative process (i.e. no more secret energy commissions and Hillary-style healthcare meetings).

4. Democrats believe a man that works for a living ought to earn a living.

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