Tom Hayden: Bush is the Titanic, We are the Icebergs

[marmar]

Bush Is the Titanic, We Are the Icebergs
By Tom Hayden, Advisory Board member
January 24, 2007

Sen. Webb’s speech hopefully will be echoed by every Democratic officeholder and candidate. It represented a new progressive centrist position which only seemed surprising because the mainstream media – and therefore official discourse – has eliminated issues of class and inequality from the national discourse since the Clinton years. The Democrats have emphasized growth as if greater profits mean a shared prosperity, while the opposite has been the case. Webb astutely made the case for greater equality by citing Theodore Roosevelt’s rhetoric against the robber barons one hundred years ago.

On Iraq, Webb made the case for a planned withdrawal in the context of his family’s long military service. He didn’t explicitly link the issues, but made clear that on these two great issues the Democrats want to pursue a different course.

Webb has been quoted in the past as saying hurtful things about anti-war activists like my ex-wife. I would hope he finally can leave those feelings and, all that anger behind, and share the understanding that our elites, many of them the same people, have misled our people into two mistaken wars at huge costs in casualties and missed opportunities for economic development.

With tonight’s speech, he could even become formidable in the presidential race, at least by stumping on the issues and shaping the party platform. .....(more) http://pdamerica.org/articles/news/2007-01-24-08-48-53-news.php

[JohnnyLib2]

1. Powerful words from an old hand.

Pleased to recommend this one.

[Rydz777]

2. Well said

Webb was very impressive, and I think that overnight he has made himself a player on the national stage. Following the analogy of the Titanic, however, I keep wondering "who are the deckchairs?"

[smtpgirl]

3. Well stated by the ex-husband of Jane Fonda

I have always liked Tom Hayden

[htuttle]

4. Oh hell, Tom Hayden is a LOT more than Jane's ex-husband!!

Google Tom Hayden and SDS and you'll find out why Jane probably married him in the first place...

[valerief]

5. Bush is the hammer and we're the nail in the coffin. nt

[katty]

6. Go Tom!