http://www.prospect.org/cs/art…..he_credit_

“conservative” is the wrong name for the lizard-brain Neanderthals. “regressive” is the appropriate moniker.
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chuckling @ 167

Y’all seem to forget that Hillary Clinton is both a Republican and the front runner. Odds are overwhelming we’ll have Republican government for the foreseeable future.

A real Republican is better than the radical right wing Fascist administration in the White House. Make sure you have your passports, that is if folks in other countries will let us in.

I think Dems might eventually realize HRC is more Repub-Lite than Dem and that Obama is still very likely to continue tripping over his interdiction and ruin his campaign.

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Have you seen video they have of Teddy Roosevelt’s speeches? Today, they’d label him earnest and angry, like they do Edwards.

Yeah, the way they did Howard Dean.

If you break it down you might say the thing is to let your earnest feelings come through and to connect to the crowd by speaking to things that matter to them and showing your energy and enthusiasm for getting to the job.

But, mostly it’s about being yourself. If you truly do have all the people’s needs at heart and if you truly are intelligent and experienced and if you really are a leader and have the energy & drive to carry it off, then it will come through.

Also, if you display other qualities which are not presidential, then that will come through too.

Early on the Kennedys believed it’s not what you are that is important, it’s what the public believes you are. They were masters at presenting themselves as something special. Later, it became clear they were not an inevitable force and their new humble attitude with their strong caring qualities showed through. I know John was inexperienced when he first ran. We know Bobby was a tough competitor. We know they had some problems to overcome. But, we also knew they had character and compassion and drive. They worked hard, connected with the public and the public responded. That is a lesson for all politicians.

It might not have been entirely obvious to the public at the time, but Jimmy Carter had a lot of those same qualities. He had a very outgoing easy Southern style, but he was also a very hard-working campaigner and was a very tough fighter. I don’t think the public really saw the toughness until many years later. But, boy oh boy did he connect with the public. They were ready for a big change after the rough 1960s and the tragedy of Vietnam and he offered a new direction and optimism.

1) Government of, by, and for the people (not government of the cronies for the President).

2) Transparency in government (end powerful lobbyist control of legislation).

3) Competence in government (end the undermining and dismantling of goverment agencies by anti-government ideologues).

4) Uphold the Constitution.

That’s what I want in my government.

Who knows their way around an abacus?….

Elliott @ 151

Just came across the father’s slide rule, who among you can handle one of those?

Not I. :) Too young.

Once upon a time, I knew. Don’t know if I could remember well enough to show someone. Matter of fact, I’m not sure where I put my slide rule. . .

Bob in HI

A simple phrase easy to understand. You can grasp it with one look.

What the Dems (in my opinion) fail to do is keep it simple.

Myself and a couple of local bloggers have taken to simply defining many if not all of the Bush$Co outrages as DROWNING victims.

For example:
1.Dead miners reduced government oversite makes them DROWNING victims.
2.Polluted air…Drowning victim
3.Lack of national health care…..Drowning victim
4.Katrina…..Drowning (drowning) victims.
5.Collapse bridge….Drowning victim.

It’s easy think of an outrage. Call it a Drowning victim.

The Repugs ADMIT that is their plan. STICK-IT to them. Make them own it.

On the positive side the Dems could simply claim they are going to be the life guards. Protecting all Americans from the hazard of getting drowned in the repug , tidal wave, cesspool or…. you get the point.

Think about AD buys using water, life jackets, life boats, life saving ring, even cute male or female life guards.

A simple easy to understand contrast between US and them.
Between safety and hazard.
Between life and death.

You should get the point. Think about it. Expand on it write about it “float” the idea in the blogsphere.

I don’t have the writing skills or the exposure to make it fly but a real blogger.

Find me at:
http://shutterwi.blogspot.com

old=remembers slide rules
older = remembers using them.
older yet = already forgot how to use them.

Well, now I know how old I am – older yet!

In response to the earlier comments on a new deal and the implied depression. Bondad predicts that the financial services industry and construction slumps will hit in about 8 months. April 2008.
Add to that my belief that the Subprime foreclosure panic will ripple through Wall Street(bailed by the feds) while the common man will lose his primary asset to forclosure while the brokers get off scot free.
If Edwards can hang in that long he has a chance. Aperfect economic storm created by the rethugs. And don’t forget about the weak dollar as well.

The two Americas theme should play real well by then.