Monday, May 23, 2005

The Current Outline

Here's the Table of Contents from the current Democratic Platform. Let's use this as a starting point. Does this represent our position? Does it leave anything out?
  1. A STRONG, RESPECTED AMERICA
    1. DEFEATING TERRORISM
    2. KEEPING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OUT OF THE HANDS OF TERRORISTS
    3. PROMOTING DEMOCRACY, PEACE, AND SECURITY
    4. STRENGTHENING OUR MILITARY
    5. ACHIEVING ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
    6. STRENGTHENING HOMELAND SECURITY
  2. A STRONG, GROWING ECONOMY
    1. CREATING GOOD JOBS
    2. STANDING UP FOR THE GREAT AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS
  3. STRONG, HEALTHY FAMILIES
    1. REFORMING HEALTH CARE
    2. IMPROVING EDUCATION
    3. PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT
    4. A STRONG AMERICAN COMMUNITY
OK, to begin with, folks, while repetition works, just saying the word "strong" a lot does not strengthen your postion. And it certainly doesn't define it, which is what this document is supposed to be about. I think it's fairly obvious we dont want WEAK America (though, actually, this is how we are painted, as so afraid and unwilling to be strong that we are, in fact, unamerican).

I'm a little bummed out that Civil Rights isn't on this list. Some of the most important groups that support Democrats do so because of our history of advancing civil rights, yet it's not to be found on this list.

I'm a little distressed that the environment is filed under "Family Issues." It's also a very important economic issue, and a homeland security issue (e.g., nuclear plant companies that point to economic reasons that they can't tighten their security protecting potientially devastating enviromental hazards). Environmentalism is not about pretty trees, though I like pretty trees as much as the next guy.

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