Toxic words in present political discourse...

[kentuck]

"Bi-partisan" - Don't say this. People see it as a weak and naive. It is a negative, not a positive, in today's political environment.

"Taxcuts" - Don't offer them. People have seen the damage done by taxcuts and would like to see a different solution.

"Free trade" - It's a loser. People have seen millions of jobs lost because of present trade treaties.

I'm sure there are other words that Democrats should steer clear from. They have become stigmatized.

[IndyPragmatist]

1. Hate to get technical, but free trade has only cost American jobs

It has created many many jobs for people living in other countries.

[lunatica]

2. Yeah, without lifting the workers out of poverty in other countries

So where is the big gain? Now we're becoming as poor as third world countries. Just having a job isn't the end all. It can actually kill you. Have you heard of some of the conditions our own corporations make the people in other countries endure?