What the Gulf state Dem candidates in 2006 need to

[Lydia Leftcoast]

do is first get together and run on a simple but united platform, so that they are all repeating the same talking points in every appearance.

Here are my suggestions:

1. For all its bragging about "making America safe," the Bush administration absolutely botched the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. If they mess up so badly after a predicted hurricane and predicted flooding, they would do even worse in a surprise terrorist attack.

2. We will rebuild the ruined towns and cities of the Gulf Coast and do so with local labor, so that everyone who needs a job can get one.

2. We follow the advice of the nation's finest scientists and engineers to rebuild these communities in ways that will prevent them from being this badly damaged again.

4. We will pay for this by withdrawing the troops from Iraq. We are spending $x million per day in Iraq. Think of what we could do with that money here. Our National Guard and their equipment need to do the job they were meant for: protecting Americans at home.

They can add their own ideas, especially ideas that will be appealing to their constituents, but whenever a Gulf state resident sees a Dem candidate in person or on TV, that candidate starts by reiterating those four points.

How do you think Republicans all end up parrotting the same talking points?

[welshTerrier2]

1. excellent !!! plus these statistics ...

what are the republican spending priorities:
Iraq: $200 Billion
Corporate Welfare to Big Oil (energy bill): $14 Billion
Hurricane Disaster Relief for Americans: $10 Billion

what else do you really need to understand?

the American government is either financing the greedy commercial interests of Big Oil or it is financing the desperately real needs of the American people ... vote as if your life depended on making the right choice ...

great idea, Lydia ... "regionalizing" the Southern states to highlight republican callousness is exactly the right strategy ...

[Lydia Leftcoast]

2. Even better--how much the Iraq War costs PER DAY

People's eyes glaze over when you say $200 billion.

But if you put it in terms of, "Every day the U.S. government spends enough money in Iraq to build x number of houses," that's something that people can grasp, and it's more memorable.