Thursday, January 18, 2007
Memo to Dems:
1. Redefine the politics debate.
They won't admit it, and Chris Matthews and the rest of the defunct Washington press whores don't want to talk about it, but Republicans are in a rearguard scramble to salvage the Republican brand. As Arsenio Hall would say, talk about that.
2. Press your advantage.
The ideological gains that you consolidate now can be held for decades. This is your opportunity to institutionalize a process of social learning that should have begun in the aftermath 9/11 but didn't because our collective trauma was exploited by the most venal White House in memory.
3. Think big.
Rearticulate America's heroic narrative and identity in terms of an ethical national security policy that seeks justice and a defense from future attacks in a way that preserves the values enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and addresses the roots of humiliation, resentment, and desperation around the globe without excusing terrorism or accelerating a cycle of rage. Lead on.
This has been another edition of Somebody Pay Me for This, brought to you by Ovaltine, the letter B, and viewers like you.
They won't admit it, and Chris Matthews and the rest of the defunct Washington press whores don't want to talk about it, but Republicans are in a rearguard scramble to salvage the Republican brand. As Arsenio Hall would say, talk about that.
2. Press your advantage.
The ideological gains that you consolidate now can be held for decades. This is your opportunity to institutionalize a process of social learning that should have begun in the aftermath 9/11 but didn't because our collective trauma was exploited by the most venal White House in memory.
3. Think big.
Rearticulate America's heroic narrative and identity in terms of an ethical national security policy that seeks justice and a defense from future attacks in a way that preserves the values enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and addresses the roots of humiliation, resentment, and desperation around the globe without excusing terrorism or accelerating a cycle of rage. Lead on.
This has been another edition of Somebody Pay Me for This, brought to you by Ovaltine, the letter B, and viewers like you.
