Democrats pin hope on ‘American dream’[Initiative on winning back power in Washington]

MSNBC ^ | 7-24-2006

[Hadean]

DENVER - Moderate Democrats think they have the key to winning back power in Washington and across the country - a package of economic proposals aimed at giving every American a shot at reaching the middle class.

"We thought it was important and necessary to rekindle the American dream," said Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa, a potential 2008 presidential candidate and the chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, a centrist think tank.

[snip]

The centrist organization, best known for helping Bill Clinton secure the White House in 1992, was to unveil Monday its "American Dream Initiative," which lays out policies on education, health care, retirement and income.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, who led the yearlong effort and also may run for president, will outline the specific proposals in a speech to nearly 400 local elected Democratic officials from more than 40 states attending the organization's annual meeting in Republican-leaning Colorado.

[Maceman]

a package of economic proposals aimed at giving every American a shot at reaching the middle class.

Especially rich people.

[brivette]

good one

[Puppage]

The centrist organization, best known for helping Bill Clinton secure the White House in 1992, was to unveil Monday its "American Dream SCAM Initiative," which lays out policies on education, health care, retirement and income.

That's more to the point.

[AdvisorB]

Moderate RATs can bray all they want, but the RAT party is controlled by leftist/liberal/progressive whose tactics, strategy, and weltenshung is retreat, cut and run, and surrender. These mutants don't believe America is worth defending. They believe America is the problem, not the solution.

[avacado]

---
"a package of economic proposals aimed at giving every American a shot at reaching the middle class."

Especially rich people.
---

Exactly!

Every American already has a shot at reaching the middle class and even the upper class. It's called educate yourself, work hard, and take responsibility for your failures along the way.

[MNJohnnie]

Simplistic slogans and meaningless drivel are NOT a program or a plan. IF Democrats want more people to reach the middle class they should be voting to cut taxes and close whole departments of the Fed Govt.

The single largest burden on any American Family's income is Goverment taxation. Reduce taxation and regulartory buren and more people get to the middle class.

Democrats. Party to protect "the rich" from the "peons"

Republicans. Party for those who want to BE "the rich".

[bigbob]

Democrats pin hope on ‘American dream’

American Nightmare, is more like it...

[stylin19a]

man, I thought the dream retired

[BamaAndy]

The democrat party has too many abortions they want to fund to ever cut taxes. Democrats: Hear me. You will NOT get any more of my money.

[sgtbono2002]

Just another rendition of the old "Chicken in every pot " scam.

[adorno]

The centrist organization, best known for helping Bill Clinton secure the White House in 1992, was to unveil Monday its "American Dream Initiative," which lays out policies on education, health care, retirement and income.

What!? A chicken in every pot is not enough anymore?



By the way, where's the "roof over every head" part of that?

[MNJohnnie]

"target" taxcuts here we come. Same old scam. Claim to be "for taxcuts" Then "target" them to left handed gay males from minoirity single parent families who have aids.

More lies from the Liar's Party

[Niteranger68]

Moderate Democrats think they have the key to winning back power in Washington and across the country - a package of economic proposals aimed at giving every American a shot at reaching the middle class.

Sorry, but they are too late. America provides that shot, not the Democratic party.

[tophat9000]

a package of economic proposals aimed at giving every American a shot at reaching the middle class.

The left by it very nature is the most hostile to the middle class even more then the very rich...ever noticed the ruling click elites of the left is populated by some very rich...

[gov_bean_ counter]

Good luck getting the Dems to define "Middle Class".

[FlipWilson]

Moderate dems have a plan? Well, ain't that nice. Lemme ask this question, are moderate dems like Lieberman supporting this plan? You know, that moderate dem who is being eaten alive by the kook dems, the one's in control of the party. Moderate dems, give me a freaking break PMSNBC, there are no such animals.

[Element187]

a package of economic proposals aimed at giving every American a shot at reaching the middle class.

we already have programs like this ... It's called education... If people don't take advantage of it, then why should they deserve to be middle class?

[yoe]

Socialism is alive and well in the Democratic Party - NOT the party of FDR and John Kennedy. Nearly three quarters of the Democratic House are avowed Socialists - they start lying the minute they take the oath of office required of them...To Protect the United States Constitution! None have the courage to protect the nation...all are appeasers and cow-tow to the United Nations. All except money from dubious organizations that are Anti-American. Socialized Medicine; Socialized education; Socialized housing; Socialized farming; you name it and they try to Socialize it – That is not Freedom and Liberty and their brand of Justice is non-existent unless it benefits a Democrat.

Hold your nose if you have to but VOTE REPUBLICAN and stay a free nation protected from our enemies in the WOT.

[1rudeboy]

Well, well. By sheer coincidence, The Boston Globe ran an editorial about the American Dream.