Reply #6: this could big the Dems "mega issue" [View All]

[welshTerrier2]

i just watched Dorgan talking about his book and the globalization issue on Washington Journal on C-Span ...

with only one exception, every caller was incredibly supportive of his message ... it's rare to see such a lopsided level of support from callers from all across the political spectrum ...

even the republicans said things like "i disagree with you on many issues but i strongly support you on this" ...

i wish Dorgan would broaden his message about the corporate stranglehold on our government ... he was somewhat supportive but also a little dismissive of a caller who said the real solution to globalization was publically financed campaigns ... the caller's point was that elected officials are so desperate for money that they give away everything to garner support from multi-national corporations ... i also wish he would add lobby reform to his message ...

overall though, tying globalization to the loss of American jobs, the exporting of jobs where companies are given tax breaks, immigration policy that just voted to bring 4.7 million new immigrants to the US to take American jobs and our inability to domestically build much of our defense infrastructure, Dorgan has a powerful, populist message that would strongly resonate with the American people ...

i've seen many, many posts on DU about how the Democratic Party has "sold out" to the corporate agenda ... these posts are filled with hatred ... the Party has a decision to make right now about whether to place Dorgan's message dead center on the Party's platform or let it just wallow in obscurity ... it's time for the Democratic Party to choose which team they're on ... either they are on the side of workers and realize we are draining away America's economic engine via globalization and we are selling America's soul for greedy shareholder returns or they are on the side of the big corporations ...

if Democrats pick the right team and do it immediately, that just-out-of-reach LANDSLIDE we're all hoping for and working for this November might be a very real possibility ...