Jimmy Smits talked about ideas we had in the *past*. And the Democratic Agenda page you linked to lists Democratic principles, not Democratic ideas. What I'm interested in are policy proposals or plans for enacting our principles.
Here's an example. On Meet the Press several weeks back, Rahm Emmanuel said:
REP. EMMANUEL: Let me address, though, the future of this country. I'll give you five quick ideas. One, we make college education as universal for the 21st century that a high school education was in the 20th.
MR. RUSSERT: And who pays for that?
REP. EMMANUEL: The American people, because it offers--Let me get to it. Second, we get a summit on the budget to deal with the $3 trillion of debt that's been added up in five years and structural deficits of $400 billion a year. Third, an energy policy that says in 10 years, we cut our dependence on foreign oil in half and make this a hybrid economy. Four, we create an institute on science and technology that builds for America like, the National Institutes has done for health care, we maintain our edge. And five, we have a universal health-care system over the next 10 years where if you work, you have health care. That says fiscal discipline and investing in the American people by reputting people first. The policies that the Republicans have offered have gotten us in the ditch we have today.
That's a fantastic beginning! But unfortunately I haven't heard any more about these ideas since then. Each one should have a developing plan, a white paper, something. This is what I and most of America want to hear from the Democrats. Not just platitudes.
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