By Paul Weinstein, for The Politico
The 2008 campaign is already defining itself as a contest over how to solve the problems George W. Bush will leave behind. To the long list of messes the next president will have to mop up, add another: the astonishing growth of America’s budget deficit.
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'What's the Big Idea?'
Elected officials and policy thinkers offer ideas they'd like to see addressed in the '08 campaign.
Debt adds up to national security deficit
Published May 25th, 2007 in Security, Opportunity, Government Reform, What's the Big Idea? and So You Want to Be President.Former Sen. Bob Kerrey, writing in The Wall Street Journal, makes a “liberal” case for continued U.S. intervention in Iraq, dispite the rallying cries of the anti-war Left:
American liberals need to face these truths: The demand for self-government was and remains strong in Iraq despite all our mistakes and the violent efforts of al Qaeda, […]
From RealClearPolitics.com
President George W. Bush’s misconduct of the war in Iraq has badly eroded the Republican Party’s traditional edge on national security. It’s hard to exaggerate the potential significance of this development. In both 2000 and 2004, Democratic Presidential nominees Al Gore and John Kerry beat George W. Bush on almost every issue in poll […]
Age Wave: It’s time to prepare for the graying of America
Published April 30th, 2007 in Opportunity, Government Reform and What's the Big Idea?.By Janet Napolitano (for Blueprint Magazine)
Last year, the first baby boomers, including former President Clinton and President George W. Bush, celebrated their 60th birthdays. They are on the leading edge of a huge demographic wave. In fact, 330 Americans are now turning 60 every hour. Is the country ready?
By Lt. Gen. Daniel W. Christman (for Blueprint Magazine)
Today’s U.S. Army is the most professional and competent force we’ve ever had. It is bearing the brunt of the overseas campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan with distinction.
And yet, our Army faces a serious crisis, both in numbers and in leadership. Not only is the Army’s recruiting […]
Remarks by Harold Ford, Jr. to the DLC
The next eight months will define what we look like over the next eight years. And I say to all who want to be a part of it, we welcome you to join this “idea primary.” We welcome your ideas and your thoughts. And we challenge our candidates […]
