Why the Dems are Losing It

This blog post hits the nail right on the head when it comes to why the Democrats are losing ground. Mr. Simon says:

I haven't heard a single original thought out of the Democratic Party in what feels like years now. All the serious debate seems to be taking place within the Republican Party between their traditional conservative, South Park wings, etc.

Yup, the reason why the Dems are being tuned out is that they are against the wrong things. Some of them like Kennedy are anti-troop and others just want to see the Iraqi leadership fail to give W a black eye. No American wants to hear stuff like "we need troops to frag their officers" or Iraq is Vietnam War Part 2. The Dems need to shake off the feeling that they are the gloom and doom party.

To do this they need to be at the forefront of the let's help Iraq movement. They are supposed to be the progressive, peace-loving people that support the 3rd world. They are billed as the party with the big heart that reaches out to helpless people etc. This would be a great time for them to speak out against the treatment of women in the Muslim world and for building a peaceful Middle East.

I never hear about what the Dems want to do in Iraq besides cut-and-run. Will they do anything differently and if so what would they do? What is their position on Iranian nukes? How would they solve the Israel and Palestinian mess?

They talk about Universal Health Care but they haven't floated a proposal on how they will pay for it. What is the Dems Energy plan if they even have one? What are the Dems proposing to lower oil prices? These are the questions they need to answer for Americans to take them seriously again. It sucks that they are the "anything but Bush party" when they cannot even say what they would do if they got "anything but Bush."

It was funny to watch Ravin' Mad Dean on the Daily Show a few nights ago. Stewart kept asking him what the Dems are going to do on various topics. Dean just kept saying "I'll tell you what we aren't going to do," and then slammed Bush. Maybe Mr. Simon is true when he says that they don't have anything original to bring to the table.