Ok time for some tough love

[sabrina 1]

64. There are a few very important issues that most Democrats (and even some Republicans when the

are asked without party politics involved) agree on. And most of them are being undermined because Democrats are giving up ground each time the Republicans talk about them.

Most Democrats agree on:

1)Don't touch SS except to make it stronger (raise the cap and explain it to people. I have found that many Democrats thought that everyone pays into SS and they don't know what 'raise the cap' means.

2) Make the Wealthy pay their fair share in taxes, the Bush tax cuts cost the country over 2 trillion dollars and whatever jobs they created in return, mostly went overseas. This is true and it is a winning argument with most people.

3) End the wars. People are sick of money being spent on OTHER countries for no good reason. Give them numbers explain what that money could do here

4) Protect the Working Class from Republican policies by working WITH Unions and explain, since the rightwing anti-Union message has penetrated even into Dem territory because they allowed, explain why they are necessary.

5) Hold Wall Street criminals who crashed the economy, were bailed out and gave themselves huge bonuses, accountable. This is popular with approx 80% of the public.

6) Make Health Care available to all Americans, as it is in most civilized countries. No one should lose their home because they get sick. Another popular issue that crosses party lines.

7) Work to get the money out of politics, another popular issue that no one talks about anymore.

Finally, SS did NOT cause the deficit, the debt or anything else. That is a lie told by Republicans and explain it. It's not hard.

They should attack Republicans for wanting to turn this country into Europe which followed all their policies and promise to stop them from doing so.

There is absolutely no reason why Democrats cannot be united on most of these issues, unless they don't want to be.