This is it. The Democrats are going to nationalize the election in 2006 and they are taking steps to unify to accomplish it.Seeing an opening to reach voters while Republicans are beset by turmoil, House Democrats are privately planning to accelerate the timing of the release of their platform and the major policies they will promote on the campaign trail next year.[...]
An early draft of the agenda outlines the specific initiatives House Democrats will pledge to enact if given control of the House. Leaders have been working on the document for months, and have already started encouraging Members to unify around it and stick to its themes.
Among the proposals are:
- "real security" for America through stronger investments in U.S. armed forces and benchmarks for determining when to bring troops home from Iraq;
- affordable health insurance for all Americans;
- energy independence in 10 years;
- an economic package that includes an increase in the minimum wage and budget restrictions to end deficit spending; and
- universal college education through scholarships and grants as well as
- funding for the No Child Left Behind act.
Democrats will also promise- to return ethical standards to Washington through bipartisan ethics oversight and tighter lobbying restrictions,
- increase assistance to Katrina disaster victims through Medicaid and housing vouchers,
- save Social Security from privatization and
- tighten pension laws.
The only significant thing I see missing is a promise to investigate war profiteering.
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