What Democrats aren’t saying about their agenda
The Bear on Oct 31 2006 at 8:26 am | Filed under: Uncategorized
A joke in Washington these days is that the only thing that can save the Republicans on Election Day is the Democrats. House Speaker-in-waiting Nancy Pelosi seems to get this joke, because with few exceptions she’s kept her Members tight-lipped and unspecific: As New York Senator Chuck Schumer has put it, why take the focus off the GOP?
This is in notable contrast to 1994, when the Gingrich Republicans ended a 40-year Democratic House majority by laying out a 10-item agenda known as the Contract with America. What Democrats are campaigning on this year is a Non-Contract with America–mostly generalities about “helping the middle class” and “ending the corruption in Washington.”
As a campaign strategy, this may well pay off. But if they do win, Democrats will have to fill their campaign vacuum with something, and the best clue to what that would be is what they’ve already proposed. We’ve taken some time to inspect these policy priorities and thought we’d share a few of the highlights, if that’s the right word. (Warning: Keep sharp objects away from drug-company and Wal-Mart shareholders.)
SidebRear: See what The Wall Street Journal has to say about the Democratic agenda on these topics…..
Tax increases.
“Paygo budgeting.”
Health-care regulation.
The union label.
Energy.
Nancy Pelosi, Contract with America, Wall Street Journal, Tax increases., Health-care regulation., The union label. , Energy.
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