Amen, Harold Meyerson

Just read this terrific piece by the American Prospect's Harold Meyerson. As he points out, the critical problem for Democrats right now is that "55 percent of white working-class voters trusted Bush to handle the economy, while only 39 percent trusted Kerry." That is obscene, considering Bush's Cadillac Conservative policies of cutting taxes almost exclusively for the rich, not to mention his record leading America into a recession as one of the worst jobs presidents in modern times.

Meyerson concludes that Democrats "need to side with Main Street over Wall Street...Like the conservatives 40 years ago, the Democrats need to offend their own elites to build an America that reflects their best values, and in which working people can and do count on them for support."

After I wrote an earlier piece touching on similar ideas, I took my share of attacks from the Democratic Party's corporate elite in Washington - the same elite Meyerson says Democrats need to challenge. I say Amen, Harold - you're right on the money.