the right has had two years of trying to demonize Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi.... it hasn't worked out too well, has it?
at this point, almost regardless of the outcome today, Howard Dean's 50 State strategy looks brilliant in retrospect. rather than field candidates in a couple dozen top-tier races, as the Jurassic Dem leadership has traditionally done, Dean made it a point to support candidates and build infrastructure in every state. this has laid the groundwork for competitive races in places like Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Indiana - places where there has been no Democratic presence for years.
nobody seems to buy into the GOP's Pelosi spin either -"she's from San Francisco" may put wingnuts in a tizzy, but it doesn't cut much ice with most people. Pelosi laid out her agenda pretty clearly, if she becomes Speaker of the House:
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... in the first hundred hours of a Democratic Congress: We will restore civility, integrity, and fiscal responsibility to the House of Representatives. We will start by cleaning up Congress, breaking the link between lobbyists and legislation and commit to pay-as-you-go, no new deficit spending.
We will make our nation safer and we will begin by implementing the recommendations of the independent, bipartisan 9/11 Commission.
We will make our economy fairer, and we will begin by raising the minimum wage. We will not pass a pay raise for Congress until there is an increase in the minimum wage.
We will make health care more affordable for all Americans, and we will begin by fixing the Medicare prescription drug program, putting seniors first by negotiating lower drug prices. We will also promote stem cell research to offer real hope to the millions of American families who suffer from devastating diseases.
We will broaden college opportunity, and we will begin by cutting interest rates for student loans in half.
We will energize America by achieving energy independence, and we will begin by rolling back the multi-billion dollar subsidies for Big Oil.
We will guarantee a dignified retirement, and we will begin by fighting any attempt to privatize Social Security.
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pretty specific, and if you're not utterly ideologically bent, it's got broad appeal.
your quote is from a wingnut concern troll (what, no link?)...if he's truly a conservative, maybe he might want to focus on how his party got hijacked and how to get it back.
