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2008 Mock Convention Platform
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Democracy Restored:
One Nation, Many Issues
During the 1990s, when a Democrat controlled the White House, Americans were blessed with twenty-three million new jobs, lower crime rates, friendly relations with our allies, and a robust budget surplus that promised to shore up needy programs and lead the country to further prosperity.
Unfortunately, the leadership of President George W. Bush has consumed the budget surplus and brought America into an age of record deficits. On his watch, millions of American jobs have been lost, and tens of millions of Americans continue to go without health care. Most disturbing, however, has been this President’s dismal leadership.
After the tragedy of September 11, 2001, his administration squandered the good will offered us by so many around the world. His poorly conceived foreign policy has angered even our own allies. Additionally, the administration’s lack of planning in Afghanistan and Iraq has lost us more lives than necessary and brought us less success than our troops deserve, while the administration itself has forgotten the notion of "the buck stops here." A refusal to admit to mistakes has prevented this country from fixing problems in our intelligence, security and beyond. In short, this administration has failed.
We must, then, revive what we have lost and create what is still needed. We must recognize the pride and benefit that comes from every American having a good job and then create good jobs so that every American may have one. We must secure our citizens in the homeland, through reasonable and strong defense, health care for every American and excellent education for every child. We must renew the centuries’ old friendships we have with other countries, and strive to create new friendships with alienated adversaries. We must live up to our promise as the greatest nation on earth, and show what that means by providing our citizens the best opportunities and our fellow countries the strongest leadership and help.
We have much to give, and yet, much is still needed. Let us move this country forward, and let us move it forward together, side-by-side, North with South, East with West, black with white, rich with poor. I call on you to unite behind this platform and our chosen Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates so that we may be strong enough to reclaim the White House and the American dream.
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