Rachel Maddow Wins Best Video Clip Of The Year 2012

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47. ...but WHERE is the Democratic Party Vision ?

I agree that the Republicans ARE terrible.
I love Rachel, and that was a beautiful clip,
but what was MISSING from that clip
is the same thing that is Missing from our Party Leadership:
[font size=3]A Democratic Vision for the Future.[/font]

Instead, the Whole National Conversation is about what the Republicans want to do,
and How MUCH Obama is going to let them do.

This is NOT a "VICTORY" for a President who WON in November with a MANDATE from the People.

WHERE is the DEMOCRATIC PARTY VISION for The FUTURE?
THAT should have been The FOCUS on Day ONE,
not what the republicans won't be allowed to do,
NOT Boehner and Plan B.

Things like:
*Lowering the Retirement Age to 62

*Raising the CAP

*EFCA

*Stop Federal Funds to Private Universities,
and DOUBLING or TRIPLING the funding for Public Universities

*Forgiveness of Student Loans

*Stop Subsidies to Oil Corporations

*MORE regulation of Wall Street

*EXPAND Medicare

*MASSIVE Jobs Programs, a la Republican President Dwight Eisenhower

*Medicare? allow Medicare to negotiate prices with Drug Companies

*Transaction Taxes for Stock Trades

*VAT Taxes or 15% Tariffs for Imported Manufactured Goods (like Europe)

*Fair Competition Regulations (Sherman Act)
that let Mom & Pop (small locally owned businesses) compete with WalMart
(Big Boxes) on a level playing field

*Not JUST let the Bush Tax Cuts expire, but go back to the Pre-Reagan Tax Rates

ALL that and MORE should have been put On-the-Table on DAY ONE.
THEN say to Boehner and the Republicans....
"OK. NOW lets talk compromise."
I weep over another Missed Opportunity to Frame the Debate.

I'm an old FDR/LBJ Working Class Democrat,
and just being not as bad as Republicans
is NOT Good Enough for me.

my 2 cents.


You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their rhetoric, promises, or excuses.
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