Fight the "Conservative Democrat" Meme!

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Thursday November 09, 2006 · 12:48 PM PST

2006/11/09 · 12:48

Debra Saunders just wrote a revolting op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle in which she lazily asserted that the Democrats elected to the House of Representatives are conservative. In the battle to frame the agenda after the election, we must not let silly talking points from the right go unchallenged.

We're coming off a wonderful period of improving media accountability, and just because the election is over doesn't mean we can rest!

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Connecting the Dots: Democrats are the Right Choice

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Saturday September 10, 2005 · 1:35 PM PDT

2005/09/10 · 13:35

There is consensus growing, not just among progressives, but among everyday Americans, that Bush is a bad President. That Bush is bad for America. The time for congratulating ourselves on the growing awareness of our fellow citizens has passed. Now is the time for connecting the dots, to show that Bush is a Republican, and that Democrats offer an attractive alternative, an alternative that stands for a very real Christian compassion for those least among us, and for restrained fiscal policy that supports individuals and businesses.

We need two sea changes to come about simultaneously in the next year: we need to make the connection for everyday folks that Bush is not an outlier, and we need to show everyday folks that Democrats are the original compassionate leaders, that Democrats are the original education proponents, that Democrats are the ones who balance budgets and burnish America's image abroad.

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Bush Wags the Dog--Maintain Propaganda Focus!

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Tuesday February 15, 2005 · 1:16 PM PST

2005/02/15 · 13:16

I think Bush & Rove are waging an aggressive "Wag the Dog" campaign this week to distract attention from the ongoing propaganda scandals, including James Guckert, AKA Jeff Gannon.

Exhibit A: Bush says the Patriot Act needs to be expanded yesterday at Gonzales' swearing in. I don't know if anything else needs to be said.

Exhibit B: Bush re-nominates rabidly conservative judicial nominees. Our wonderful Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D NV) told the New York Times, "The President is at it again with extremist judges. We should not divert attention from other pressing issues facing this nation to re-debate the merits of nominees already found too extreme by this chamber."

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Can America be Saved?

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Wednesday January 12, 2005 · 1:02 PM PST

2005/01/12 · 13:02

In a best-case scenario where George W Bush is impeached by March 2005 and all his top staff resign, can America be saved?

-How can we exit Iraq gracefully?

-How can we pay down the national debt? (The per citizen value of the debt is $25,754.68. Adjust that for how many Americans are taxpayers, and you get something like $100,000. Adjust further for people who are barely getting by and you're into the hundreds of thousands per middle/upper class taxpayer. National Debt Clock)

-How can we educate the tens of millions of Americans who somehow made it through public schools without being able to think critically?

...And what happens if America can't be saved? My boyfriend, who leans to the right, sincerely thinks Bush & crowd are trying to wreck America, with the idea of somehow declaring national bankruptcy at some time in the near future.

What will it take to make this country internally strong once again, without first hitting rock bottom?

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