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| 2005-12-11 |
| LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - To hear Democrats tell it, an anxious and isolated public craves a sense of national community and would galvanize behind a leader who asks people to sacrifice for the greater good. John Edwards says he's that leader. Wait a minute, so does Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack. Ditto for Virginia Gov. Mark Warner. Edwards, Vilsack and Warner, all likely presidential candidates in 2008, are toying with the same lofty community-and-purpose message. And that says as much about the sour mood of the country as it does about the state of the Democratic Party. "There is a hunger in America, a hunger for a sense of national community, a hunger for something big and important and inspirational that they all can be involved in," Edwards, the party's 2004 vice presidential nominee, told delegates at a weekend convention of Florida Democrats. "Americans don't want to believe that they are out there on an island all alone," the former North Carolina senator said.This is not a new theme. As first lady, Sen.Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York wrote, "It Takes a Village," a book arguing that a community is an important part of a child's development. Her husband,President Clinton, tried to create a sense of national purpose when he asked Americans to help "build a bridge to the 21st century." The difference now is that six of every 10 people tell pollsters that the country is headed on the wrong track. Democrats believe they can put Republicans on the defensive by articulating the public's sense of malaise and offering hope to erase it. more at link |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #7 Article: To hear Democrats tell it, an anxious and isolated public craves a sense of national community and would galvanize behind a leader who asks people to sacrifice for the greater good. Oh, boy. Democratic politicians are now going to supply us with "a sense of national community". Somehow, I doubt these guys are going to hang out with us hoi polloi at giant mixers trying to get us to get along a little better. I think they've just found a catchy new name for socialism and higher taxes to fund their pet projects. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2005-12-11 22:01 |
| #6 Actually, we ARE ALREADY SACRIFICING for the greater good: it's called democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan, TRUE women's liberation, and freeing the planet from dictatorships so that the parents of future childen will be around to raise them. Remember, when a politician calls for sacrifice "for the greater good", HE believes he WILL define what that "greater good" is to "properly channel" the people's efforts. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2005-12-11 20:32 |
| #5 Democrats believe they can put Republicans on the defensive by articulating the public's sense of malaise... Oh yeah, that worked real well. |
| Posted by: Matt 2005-12-11 20:03 |
| #4 When asked to clarify their answer, people said the Dems need to get on track or we will soon have a single party system. |
| Posted by: 49 pan 2005-12-11 19:37 |
| #3 he is..... lol |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-12-11 16:57 |
| #2 Don't hold back, Dave. ;-) |
| Posted by: lotp 2005-12-11 16:44 |
| #1 "Americans don't want to believe that they are out there on an island all alone," the former North Carolina senator said. I didn't, either; so after 31 years as a Democrat, watching the leadership of my Party get down on all fours and bark at the moon en masse while eating their own feces, I simply registered Republican. Problem solved. Damn stupid dimwitted bozos... |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2005-12-11 16:36 |