December 27, 2007
Now is the time to fight
I like to remind people who long for bipartisanship that FDR's drive to create Social Security was as divisive as Bush's attempt to dismantle it. And we got Social Security because FDR wasn't afraid of division. In his great Madison Square Garden speech, he declared of the forces of "organized money": "Never before in all our history have these forces been so united against one candidate as they stand today. They are unanimous in their hate for me—and I welcome their hatred."So, here's my worry: Democrats, with the encouragement of people in the news media who seek bipartisanship for its own sake, may fall into the trap of trying to be anti-Bushes—of trying to transcend partisanship, seeking some middle ground between the parties.
That middle ground doesn't exist—and if Democrats try to find it, they'll squander a huge opportunity. Right now, the stars are aligned for a major change in America's direction. If the Democrats play nice, that opportunity may soon be gone.
We've got to start doing things at the grassroots that start shifting the debate from labels to issues. For example, when a Republican asks if you support socialized medicine, tell them you support universal health coverage and ask them why they don't. The only way we're going to win is by turning the arguments around at the ground. Otherwise, our 'leaders' are going to continue to lose their balls in tragic polling accidents.
The reality is that, labels aside, we ARE the majority in this country. It's high time we act like it and stop trying to compromise with a bunch of mindless lunatics.
Posted by mcblogger at December 27, 2007 12:07 PM
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