Kucinich to Obama: Be ‘bolder’ or ‘we could lose our country’

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Source: Raw Story

Kucinich to Obama: Be ‘bolder’ or ‘we could lose our country’

By Sahil Kapur
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 -- 4:05 pm
'Democratic Party must demonstrate it has the ability to govern'

kucinich20091203 Kucinich to Obama: Be bolder or we could lose our countryWASHINGTON -- Deeply disillusioned last week by his party's insufficient response to the recession, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) said Thursday he views President Obama's State of the Union as a step in the right direction but urged him to "be much bolder."

"It would be helpful if he could take a page from Franklin Roosevelt," Kucinich told Raw Story in an exclusive interview. "FDR saw the need for broad structural changes in the economy and also the need for government to invest and put America back to work."

"If we can't fix our economic injustices and improve the standard of living for regular people, we could lose our country."

While Obama explicitly called for a new "jobs bill" in the speech, he didn't put forth many details. What kinds of reforms would Kucinich like to see?

Read more: http://rawstory.com/2010/01/kucinich-we-lost-year-could-lose-america/

[FiveGoodMen]

1. Not just bolder...face in the right -- that is to say LEFT -- direction.

[Jefferson23]

2. This true patriot speaks for me.

[Flying Dream Blues]

3. K&R...he is right, I just hope he has the president's ear. nt

[elocs]

4. Not a big DK fan, but I agree with him here. Obama needs to fight with a fire in his belly

and take it to them. No more Mr. Nice Guy, Joe Bipartisanship, the compromise general. Take it to the mattresses. We need strong discipline and leadership in Congress--no excuses. Those who do not want to get with the program, invite them to cross the aisle. I'd rather have solid majorities of 50% + 1 that stand solidly together than elephants masquerading as donkeys. There have to be common principles that make Democrats Democrats.

[Overseas]

5. K&R. I was glad to hear a few FDR-like ideas last night. //nt

[Vidar]

6. Thank you, Dennis, for speaking the truth yet again.