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August 16, 2005
PLAN
Disagreements with the guy aside, David Sirota's (and Matt Singer's) Progreessive Legislative Action Committee sounds like a really exciting project, just the sort of thing we need. For years now, the Christian Right and the anti-tax zealots have focused on the state and local elections no one else was interested by, and it's been key to their consolidation of power. I'm very glad to see Democrats building counter-institutions to fight at the micro level, and I'm happier yet to see Sirota and Co. leading it: state governments don't declare war, and so once there, it really is a straight question of populism and culture, and this group is as authentically populist as the Christian Right is culturally regressive. Should make for some interesting fights. Anyway, go read Sirota's statement, it's good stuff.
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okay so i read sirota's planned speech and im not sure exactly what PLAN is going to do...local elections are a much different beast than federal politics. im not sure what getting the "progressive" agenda out actually means. i know he says maybe some tv adds or a movie about wal-mart but that sounds like a propoganda campaign. it would seem to me the merits of the agenda alone should carry it and i noticed sirota didnt mention one single thing about what the "progressive" agenda is. maybe it will be good enough it won't require an after school club to plan the plans about what "progressives" are planning to plan at the next meeting.
Posted by: tony the pony | Aug 16, 2005 3:02:49 PM
Tony, it's not about elections. It's about policy. This graf in particular is key: "We will build a war room of policy specialists available to support you as you move a progressive agenda forward in your states. We will build a database of experts who will be available to testify on behalf of your bills. And we will work with grassroots groups to run issue advocacy campaigns in states, using all of the tools available to us."
Providing policy, communications, and advocacy assistance is huge.
Posted by: Matt Singer | Aug 16, 2005 3:28:56 PM
As for what progressive policy is, we have two other panels, one on economic issues and one on democracy issues that will be helping define that.
Posted by: Matt Singer | Aug 16, 2005 3:29:32 PM
I like the word "progressive". It makes one feel like he's getting somewhere; going somewhere. Who wouldn't want to be see as progressive? AND it doesn't yet have that stink on it that 'liberal' has.
Posted by: Fred Jones | Aug 16, 2005 3:58:10 PM
thanks matt for the courteous response. i will look forward to the "progression" of a "plan". get it? im so funny....please keep us posted on what the PLAN actually is.
Posted by: tony the pony | Aug 16, 2005 4:11:42 PM
more alphabet soup for all!
Posted by: almostinfamous | Aug 16, 2005 6:30:59 PM
