This am Fineman said a pending Democratic version of contract with amer.??

[ourbluenation]

Anyone else hear that on Chris Mathews this morning on his "tell me something I don't know" segment...hmmmmm???

[charlyvi]

1. I don't think we'll get anywhere imitating Repubs.

Their Contract on America was pure PR and most dems and repubs know it. We don't need to imitate our enimies--we need to outdo them. Just sayin'.

[napi21]

3. I don't think they should use that name, but I think the idea is good!

It is good PR, and too bad the Dems didn't think of it first! It's a way to put a summary page on every Dem web site with a list of things they will accomplish, and link to each item description and how to get it done.

[ourbluenation]

7. They're not using that name - but a similar idea...only our version. eom

[Telly Savalas]

10. Such a thing is called a platform...

and the concept predates the GOP's Contract on America by at least a century.

[Cha]

15. Didn't contract with AMerica

go down in flames?

[bklyncowgirl]

16. Once the GOP got into power stuff like term limits lost their charm

This anti-corruption things and the balanced budget--which would have ment limiting pork barrel projects and raising taxes on the rich got deep sixed pretty fast.

[napi21]

2. Yep! My ears perked up on that one!

He also said you heard the beginnings of it from... Sorry, I can't remember the names he mentioned.

I sure hope he right! I'm pretty sure Howard Dean has mentioned doing something like that too.

[ourbluenation]

8. Rohm Emmanual I think is who it was - he was on last sunday and...

mentioned the five items. I believe he was on George Stehonopolus.

[KittyWampus]

13. Love Rahm... And I Prefer "Covenant With America" Just To Piss Off Fundies

[enid602]

4. restore

I'd prefer a contract to restore America.

[madfloridian]

5. Dean told Cindy Sheehan about it at their meeting.

She did not think it was important because the Iraq war was not on it. The video clip at the PDA meeting showed general lack of caring.

He has said that often, that is his goal.

[ellenfl]

6. with all the complaints about the dems not

articulating their stand on issues, i think this is a good thing.

ellen fl

[peacetalksforall]

9. I think we should have a People's Movement to Save America. Call

it by what is needed. We are going down if we don't wake up, get educated, and educate others. Then shout what we need to save ourselves.

It doesn't incluce PNAC, the Fed Society, strange imperialistic incorpored and private Carlyles, the war mongering corporations and their stockholders, the Tri-Lateral Commission, the Bilderburgers, and all the World Bank types.

They cannot rule the middle and lower classes and sweep the rug from under us to make us their serfs and slaves.

[peacetalksforall]

11. And it doesn't include radical religionistas and their reverends and

mullahs.

[Fovea]

12. Gawd I hope the drop the 'contract' frame

No one has read Emile Durkheim, and all it does is reinforce the stupid social darwinist frame of Newt.

We need the Deal of the Twenty First Century.
We need Twenty First Century Citizenship.
We need Twenty First Century America.

The progressive future of America starts now. Conservatism is so Twentieth Century-- embrace the Twenty First Century.

[Pab Sungenis]

14. The Democrats already have a Contract with America.

It was written by our Party's founder years ago:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

[LTRS]

17. This is in fact, true

There have been some liberal think tanks pushing dems to do this. Pushing hard, and of course getting resistance. It's actually good stuff, but unfortunately the dems did not think it up on their own and have had to be berated into adopting it. Keep an eye out for it.