E. J. Dionne wrote a piece this week in which he opines that Democrats need to do a better job of explicitly stating that Government is the solution, not the problem. (Unfortunately, this has the same problem I stated earlier this week of who exactly is going to express this message...nonetheless....)
It was Government, after all, who bailed out the economy after Wall Street fucked up beyond its own repair. It was Government, after all, who bailed out the auto industry (saving a million jobs). It was the Government stimulus, after all, which created 3 million jobs and helped the private sector to begin to hire again. It is the Government, after all, who provides teachers, soldiers, police, and firefighters for those of us who could not afford private services of such professions. It is the Government, after all, who keeps our nation's seniors out of poverty. It is the Government, after all, who provides healthcare for those who cannot afford it.
Frankly, I'm sick and tired of the republicans lies and distortions. The problem with America is republicans. The solution is Government.
Peace,
emaycee
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This needs to be a selling point to young liberals. So many young people support the Democratic party because of the social issues (gay marriage, abortion), and that's fine. But this can lead to a bit of a problem, in that those issues actually ask for less government. It's all a bit confusing, but Democrats really need to be better at selling the things government does well, especially to young liberals.
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