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" 'Common Good' Unifies Dems for Election By RACHEL ZOLL,The Associated Press Monday, October 16, 2006; 3:33 PM The term is "common good," and it's catching on as a way to describe liberal values and reach religious voters who rejected Democrats in the 2004 election. Led by the Center for American Progress, a Washington think-tank, party activists hope the phrase will do for them what "compassionate conservative" did for the Republicans. "It's a core value that we think organizes the entire political agenda for progressives," said John Halpin, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. "With the rise of materialism, greed and corruption in American society, people want a return to a better sense of community _ sort of a shared sacrifice, a return to the ethic of service and duty." But liberals say that Republican policies promote a "radical individualism" _ advocating individual retirement accounts above Social Security, health savings accounts over affordable insurance, and tax cuts that Democrats say benefit only the rich. "Our religious traditions call us to that deeper vision of caring for all, being in it together, not a go-it-alone culture," said Kelly, who has worked for the U.S. bishops and served briefly as a religious adviser to 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry. "I think it's important that it crosses faith traditions." Tom Perriello, a co-founder of the Catholic Alliance, said the approach would help end what he sees as a self-defeating practice among liberals _ treating religious Americans as a constituency that needs special handling, instead of crafting a message meaningful to all voters. But he acknowledged that the strength of the "common good" as a unifying theme also is a weakness. The term is so broad it's hard to define and can be misinterpreted as a call for "big government," Perriello said. "The question right now is who is going to define it." "

10/18/2006 11:06:59 AM

dont think this is going to work

10/18/2006 11:09:35 AM

FDR was one of the most popular presidents ever.

10/18/2006 11:33:14 AM

the 30's and 40's are not the 00's

10/18/2006 11:38:53 AM

my boy nothing22 does the charleston whenever he hears music by interpol, so it's close

10/18/2006 11:39:53 AM

A quick gis for "common good"





[Edited on October 18, 2006 at 11:42 AM. Reason : -=]

10/18/2006 11:41:01 AM

"shared sacrifice" "ethic of service and duty" "radical individualism" Sounds like a Totalitarian Love Fest.

10/18/2006 11:42:17 AM

i don't get that logo

if we defeat hillary, do we become communist?

or is hillary communist?

hmmm well you just added that cartoon, which makes it more clear

but i dunno...the bumper sticker by itself is kinda vague

[Edited on October 18, 2006 at 11:43 AM. Reason : he added a second image]

10/18/2006 11:42:24 AM

Yeah, the logo is a bit ambiguous.

Not trying to say anything with those images BTW. Just providing a few semi relevant hits from gis.

[Edited on October 18, 2006 at 11:44 AM. Reason : -=]

10/18/2006 11:43:43 AM

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"the 30's and 40's are not the 00's"

Maybe, but it shows it could work.

10/18/2006 11:45:17 AM

I love Cox and Forkum

The message in that cartoon stands

[Edited on October 18, 2006 at 12:22 PM. Reason : .]

10/18/2006 12:20:30 PM

^^ Yes, stag-flation of the 60s and 70s were just wonderful examples of "it working"

10/18/2006 1:38:57 PM

I'm a little more wrried about myself than the common good, of course I don't have government agencies trying to give me money either

10/18/2006 1:42:42 PM