Mitt Romney Speech Reminiscent Of George W. Bush: Holding Multiple Jobs 'Patriotic'

The problem is that Democratic politicians haven't been.  Aren't.  

We're in this mess because Democrats refused to defend the word 'liberal' when Ronald Reagan, Lee Atwater and Karl Rove were demonizing the word. Instead of educating the public about liberalism , and how liberals were responsibl­­e for creating the largest middle class in the history of the world, a strong regulatory system that provided clean water systems and nutritious affordable food for everyone, a public education system that led the world, massive public works projects like the Hoover Dam, etc., the DLC (the Republican wing of the Democratic Party that has been controlling it for the past 2 decades) convinced Americans that liberals could never win another election. The DLC (now morphed into No Labels and Third Way) attributed to ideology what is more accurately explained by lousy campaigns outgvnned by election dirty tricks and fraud. 

When informed of the issues, most Americans agree with liberal policies. Neither they (nor I) would characteri­­ze themselves as far-anythi­­ng or extreme, but mainstream­­. For example, nobody likes the idea of abortion, but most Americans do not want the government involved if they find themselves in the predicamen­­t of an unwanted pregnancy. And if you frame it as, "You like to kill babies?!?! ?!?!", even those who are generally immune to authoritar­­ian intimidati­­on are going to have a hard time due to the moral judgment assumed in that question, and framing the issue in those terms.

Real Democratic policies aren't that hard to sell to the American people.  When most Americans want Medicare and other government programs which they've benefitted from to continue and teabaggers shout "No government control of healthcare­; Get your hands off my Medicare", the answer is EDUCATION.  

But Democratic politicians have been AWOL on that, and all issues that Democratic voters believe the party stands for.
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