Note to restive Democrats. The most active Congressional session in 15 years should be some comfort to you. Giving the debate over to the Republicans on each and every issue was poor form though. Allowing the common discourse to become set in marketing slogans and talking points created by conservative think tanks only deepened the communication gap between Democrats and the citizens of this fine nation."Our program is to stop Obama, some would say. It's to defeat Obama. That it's a two-stage process. You defeat the Democrats, first of all, in the Congress; then you defeat Obama. Then we'll come out and we'll tell you.Well, that's not going to work. And at some point there really have to be constructive Republican programs." - Senator Dick Lugar (R-Ind.)
It is not enough to morally right, or factually right. We've found that it matters little that what is said is NOT what is done. Hypocrisy washes off the backs of Congress critters like water off a duck. It just doesn't matter that the talking points are meaningless and silly. It's communication that's important. In this one area, Democrats must realize that they've let down their leader. As a group, they've also let down the progressive Democrats who took the tough votes on the legislation that was put forward in this Congress. They've let down the nation.
Communication.... Reclaiming the debate... Defending political turf... Standing tall for progressive principles... For Democrats who'd rather be wonks, selling themselves is like eating glass. Welcome to the media world we live in. We've got to find words, terms, and frames for our principles. Then we need to repeat them over and over. We've seen the results of only being right.
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