What to Do About the Bush Problem

[struggle4progress]

By Robert Parry
September 23, 2005

Disaster experts will tell you that a key to surviving a catastrophe is to quickly discard the old paradigm of normalcy and to act with urgency and creativity in facing the new reality. There is no time for fretting or wishful thinking; decisiveness and imagination are crucial. <snip>

1. Bush’s critics must finally take seriously the need to build a media infrastructure that can explain to a broad cross-section of the American people why they should strip the Republicans of control of Congress in 2006. While progressive talk radio and liberal Internet bloggers have advanced this process, more resources would be needed if the nation’s current media imbalance, heavily tilted to the Right, is to be corrected.

2. The Democrats must lay out a national vision for Election 2006 that is based on the principle of public accountability, not just a potpourri of issues aimed at finessing their way to incremental gains. The Democrats would need to make clear that they want a decisive congressional majority so they can investigate the Bush administration – and act on whatever wrongdoing is discovered.

3. The part of the American electorate that is outraged by Bush’s actions over the past five years must get engaged in the political process and show both consistency and toughness. If the nation’s future is indeed at stake, then the intensity of the political participation must match the importance of the goals. <snip>

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2005/092305.html

[madame defarge]

1. Wow!

Thanks for the tip on that site. Bookmarked it for lots of future reference. This guy makes a lot of sense. I hope some political leaders are paying attention to his advice.

[emulatorloo]

2. kick n/t

[CrispyQ]

3. Great article & site.

Thanks for the post!