[Oe List ...] National Election

[Jim Baumbach]

As I have been watching the discussion concerning the McCain/Palin 
ticket and all their prospects of being elected to office would entail.  
The point that I have stressed to individuals upset with the Republican 
nominees is that it is time for the Democrats to live up to the wishes 
of the majority of Americans.  Obama/Biden should stop trying to be 
Republicans.  That is the tact that Kerry and the party thought would 
win the last election and it didn't work.  McCain does not have to be 
"Swift Boated" as the Republican Dirty Tricks Committee (Ross Perot's 
name not mine) did to Kerry.  Nor do the Dems have to drag Palin's 
family through the mud  unless Sarah decides to make a big issue of 
family values and then the gloves can come off.

Instead, the Dems should focus on 1. Ending the wars in Iraq and 
Afghanistan.  2.  Pledging to clean up the government's involvement with 
lobbyists and special interest groups.  3.  Pledging an all-out effort 
to fund and stimulate research on alternative energy.  4.  Upholding 
women's rights.  5.  Stimulating education for all levels of our country 
not only just the traditional public and private schools but also 
retraining for people who have lost their jobs due to outsourcing.  6.  
Stimulating job creation and reducing the benefits to corporations that 
have outsourced and continue outsourcing as well as heavily taxing and 
or prosecuting those who evade paying taxes by off shoring their banks, 
wealth, etc.

I'm sure these are just a beginning of the issues that the Dems could 
raise and inspire America without resorting to mud slinging.  They also 
need to begin ridding themselves of spineless leadership they currently 
have.

Jim Baumbach.

KarenBueno at aol.com wrote:
> My talking point #1 would be that with McCain as president the Iraq 
> war is likely to go on and on, as well as the torture of prisoners.
>  
> Karen Bueno
>  
> In a message dated 9/8/2008 5:34:40 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, 
> dmdunn1 at gmail.com writes:
>
>     On Sep 8, 2008, at 5:05 PM, KarenBueno at aol.com
>     <mailto:KarenBueno at aol.com> wrote:
>
>>     Well, I agree we should keep our venom to a minimum, but Sarah
>>     Palin, if what we have been reading is true, could turn out to be
>>     a terrible disaster if she were to step into USA presidency on an
>>     untimely death of McCain.  If the McCain ticket were to win
>>     (perish the thought) then we will proclaim him our president, and
>>     her our vice-president, but, oh my, I hope we don't have to...
>
>     So the question we face is, "What is the most effective
>     contribution we can make to prevent what I too consider a disaster
>     that is entirely too possible?"
>
>     That's a brainstorm about talking points, strategies, and
>     resources for sorting reality from fiction with which I need help.
>
>     David
>
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