August 1, 2007
A Morning in America Under A Democratic Government (Brent Budowsky)
In this video, Brent Budowsky envisions what life will be like in 2009 under what he predicts will be both democratic executive and legislative branches of government.
Read his op-ed on the subject here
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Comment by richard w rankin — August 1, 2007 @ 12:42 pm
Good doctors will organize private practices out of the reach of ordinary citizens like it is now. They will do this because they don't want to work for peanuts. Taxes will skyrocket on capitol gains and the country will be thrown into a severe recession. The democrats will blame the recession on Bush even though he will have been out of office for 18 months at that point. They will continue to blame Bush for anything that comes down the pike. Don't believe it? That's their only platform now.
Comment by Robert Rosencrans — August 1, 2007 @ 1:29 pm
Congratulations Brent! You have verbalized the hopes and wishes of everyone who really loves our country. We who do, are sick about the direction that we have been taken in by the cowardly neocons. The initiatives that you mention will be a far cry and welcome relief from the hateful agenda of the Republicans in the 21st Century. They want to spy on our own people, demonize gay marriage, interfere in the private lives of every American citizen, put a gun in anyone's hand, and scare the hell out us by repeatedly talking about 9/11 and the threat that we face.
It is no wonder that the republican presidential candidates are afraid to participate in the You Tube debates. There, they will get real questions from real Americans, about the cares and concerns that people really have; rather than the divisive wedge issues that they love.
Comment by Chris Calbi — August 1, 2007 @ 3:59 pm
Pie in the sky…wake up and smell your b…sh.t….you are a rabid sociopath and scare we conservitives to death…crawl back into your hole and go back to dreamland..what a kook
Comment by Curt Henkle — August 1, 2007 @ 5:32 pm
Thanks Curt. Need we say more?
Comment by Chris Calbi — August 1, 2007 @ 6:33 pm
What an angry man Curt #4 is….so sorry…
Hint: Curt you may want to do a spell check after you type your opinion…otherwise.. you look kinda stupid….but that's just my opinion.
Comment by Elly — August 1, 2007 @ 7:56 pm
On the one hand, we have dreamy hopefuls farting butterflies and rainbows, and on the other, religious fanatics purposely moving toward the end of all.
Here in the real world, I remember he last time all of these promises were made: It was last Novemeber. Also in the real world, we realize that the so-called "conservatives" are full of it, too. our hope lies not in politicians but in the actions of the people. We need to vote out every incumbent until the partisan BS goes away and our government begins to earn their salaries…
Comment by Bulldog23A — August 1, 2007 @ 8:48 pm
I strongly applaud and agree with the sentiments expressed by Brent Budowski. I only wish my mother and maternal grandmother who both lived through the Great Depression and know FDR's great leadership and legacy would be healthy and alive to see it happen. However, at least they passed away during the current nightmarish start to the 21st century. The 2008 election will be as the Steve Allen song says, "The Start of Something Big"!
Comment by Jason Platt — August 1, 2007 @ 9:06 pm
[Correction to my previous post]
I mistakenly stated in my prior post that my mother and maternal grandmother passed away during the start of the current President's service. I meant to say they passed away before the start of the current President's service.
Comment by Jason Platt — August 1, 2007 @ 9:10 pm
Real eloquent there Curt. Spoken like a true neocon nutball.
Brent, great peice. You realize you are describing a nightmare to the paranoid neocons (see above). Morning in America will repeat itself again. Only the narrow-minded would despise such an ideal.
Comment by Lester Fields — August 2, 2007 @ 12:44 am
What people still dont understand is that the best gift the republican presidential nominee could get is a Hillary Clinton ticket. Besides the fact that polls show 45% of the country will not vote for her for any reason, She also will not win the south. Time after time history repeats itself if you dont win the south you dont win the presidency. So right now the republicans will win the presidency over Clinton and they know it. And any left wing media outlet that fills you full of crap that this not the truth just look at the last couple democratic tickets and there outcome vs the south. So GO HILLARY
Comment by Marshall Craig — August 2, 2007 @ 9:37 am
Wow Brent, I gotta ask — what kind of mushrooms are you eating or what are you smoking to come up with these grand illusions? First you write a fictional inauguration speech by AlGore (even though he said time and time again that he wasn't running). Now, you write a fictional account of what you believe a Democratic controlled White House and Congress would look like ( even though it's a full 15 months before the November 2008 election and your Democratic controlled Congress has lower approval ratings than President Bush)
I hope whatever you're smoking, eating or drinking to put those far fetched illusions in your head isn't illegal!
Comment by John Simmons — August 2, 2007 @ 9:51 am
To Richard, Curt and Chris: We're going to push you so far under the rock you came out of 7 years ago that you and your stupid ilk will NEVER find their way out again. "Conservative"? That's just another word for OVER!
Comment by Jeff Miller — August 2, 2007 @ 10:51 am
[…] We wished we shared Brent Budowsky’s optimism about Democratic transformation in 2009. From The Huffington Post: […]
Pingback by LVHRD.ORG » Blog Archive » Democratic rescue dawn in 2009 unlikely — August 2, 2007 @ 11:22 am
Jeff, so the history of the world with the millions killed by Socialists in their own countries to you means that Conservatism is a bad ideology? When have liberalism ever worked?
Read the second part of this article to understand the philosophical underpinnings of the struggle you so cavalierly dismiss:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/07/the_real_long_war.html
Comment by Igor R. — August 2, 2007 @ 2:21 pm
What about leading the fight against terrorists? Funny how you avoided the stark reality of the evil we face. You can't stick your head in the sand and expect anyone to follow your democratic "leadership" and dreamworld. This is such pie in the sky jiberish I can't believe you could keep a straight face…
Comment by Rich — August 2, 2007 @ 3:06 pm
Comparatively Prime Minister Gordon Brown indeed, by all indications, in somewhat guarded terms presents a wiser, more pragmatic and yet a hopeful approach than Bush. Bush likes to emphasize the west is "confronted by an ideology of darkness." The religious overtones in his rhetoric understandably frightens the Muslim world.
Those using rhetoric couched in terms like islamofascism, the axis of evil and/or crusade, for many, is unnerving, possibly psychologically harmful–nonetheless effective. Furthermore neither Bush nor Cheney pass on an opportunity to infect the public's psyche with fearful images imagined in their own paranoid visions. Their narrative is filled with the constant drum beat of war, war, war and more war. They want the public to believe the only way to fight "terrorism" is thru the violent means of war.
We've never been perfect, not by a long shot, however, if we submit to waging war and violence on the rest of the world to "eliminate" [foment] terrorism we become the enemy, the terrorists we set out to rid the world of. At that point we have then become our own worst enemy.
In contrast Brown does not use fearful language. Instead he justly and rightly charges terrorism as a matter for intelligence and police work which deconstructs the architecture Bush & Cheney built to justify war. And better yet Brown stopped using the term "war on terror" declaring "terrorism is a cause; it is a crime." Immediately that marginalizes and denies terrorists the elevated status afforded them by the Bush administration. What a refreshingly welcomed change of reasoned logic grounded in reality — a step to disseminate the fear that permeates the WH.
A moral conscience has been absent in the WH for a long time; it was replaced with intellectual dishonesty. Little is heard from Bush regarding Darfur, poverty, human dignity or the higher aspirations of mankind in general. Mostly after Bush commits to a worthwhile goal it turns up empty, notably in the absence of meaningful action. While traditionally America's strengths, demonstrated in act and deed, provided hope to those without, it cannot be emphasized enough how much difference it made in the world.
The backbone and strength of our nation are the ideals and values cherished by all Americans. Reinstating freedom, liberty, human dignity, the rule of law with respect for the rest of the world would go a long way in restoring faith that one day America can reclaim its place as a beacon of light for the world. In the interim America has a long way to go to re-establish trust, confidence and credibility. Notwithstanding it can be achieved in the years to come under the leadership of a wise president who emulates hope yet is grounded in a pragmatic approach to the world.
So I suggest, 7 November 2008, before you pull that lever or touch the screen or fill in a ballot please consider whether you aspire to cultivating peaceful solutions or whether you agree with the notion that solving america's problems means strict dependence on military might. Your vote will be a determinate as to whether we maintain our most cherished treasures: liberty, freedom, equality, justice, human and civil rights or live under the cloak of fear and insecurity knowing destruction, death and violence will drag the world to a bitter end.
Setting aside our differences, using our minds and hearts — rather than bullets and bombs — will bridge today with peaceful tomorrows …
Striving to achieve higher goals and aspirations for a better future depends on a leader whose wisdom will guide the world forward on the wings of justice and compassion.
A leader committed to the greater good, social progress, justice and liberty needs company. It takes a village to accomplish deeds worth doing.
Waking up to a new day filled with hope for peace and justice has been long in coming.
Comment by serena1313 — August 3, 2007 @ 6:39 am
serena1313, that was beautifully well put.
This next election is critical, what a shame it can't be fair.
Comment by p.w. — August 5, 2007 @ 2:37 am
Serena, America reinstating the rule of law in Iraq, in the vrey middle of the Middle East: what can be more beatiful that that?
Comment by Igor R. — August 5, 2007 @ 9:53 pm
The problem with people like this, left and right, is they think politics is such a big deal. The BEST one can hope for in the 2008 election, regardless of outcome, is to trade one set of problems for another, and depending on one's viewpoint the trade may be incrementally worth it, but, "A New Day?" Oh, you have white hair, are you gonna grow up and learn some real history before you die?
Comment by Marty — August 6, 2007 @ 11:19 am