Wealthy Liberals Form Partnership, Pledge to Support Think Tanks

[stopbush]

Wealthy Liberals Form Partnership, Pledge to Support Think Tanks

At least eighty wealthy liberals have each pledged $1 million or more to the newly established Democracy Alliance to fund a network of progressive think tanks and advocacy groups, the Washington Post reports.

The goal of the alliance, which was founded last spring, is to foster the development of liberal and left-leaning institutions that can counter the influence of established conservative think tanks such as the Heritage Foundation, the Hoover Institution, the American Enterprise Institute, and the Cato Institute. According to alliance officials, many liberal groups are too focused on promoting an agenda that was enacted when Democrats enjoyed majorities in the Senate and House, as opposed to generating new ideas and strategies designed to win support from voters. To help stem the erosion of the Democratic Party's base, alliance staff members and its board of directors plan to draw up a list of groups that can effectively develop and promote liberal and progressive ideas.

"There has never been an organized or coordinated look at connecting the dots of the progressive movement," said San Francisco businessman and alliance board member Mark Buell. "For forty years, we had a voice somewhere, the White House, the House, the Senate. For the first time, we find ourselves without a voice."

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[ElectroPrincess]

1. Thank Goodness ...

In particular those American Enterprise Institute (AEI) cronies truly freak me out! Thank goodness I read the newspapers (The WP in particular is somewhat balanced save for the editorial page) and pay attention to current events.

The RW Think Tanks are well funded and their talking heads are so S-M-O-O-T-H. Therefore, we (liberals) should get our best and brightest to counter the onslaught of intellectual representatives speaking ONLY for MultiNational Corporate interests.