Straight Talk 2007

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"The vast majority of Americans want the country to move in a dramatically different direction. Progressives have the opportunity to challenge the grip that the right has had on our imaginations and our policies over the past quarter century." - Robert L. Borosage

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Welcome to Straight Talk 2007!

Our time has come. Progressives are on the move. We are driving the political debate. This edition of Straight Talk provides new information about public opinion, it updates statistics, and it provides new hot facts for the debate.

But the basic themes need not change. The 2006 elections proved that Straight Talk—the vision, direction and arguments it makes—captures the tempo of our time.

The 2006 election exposed the collapse of conservatism. For six years, conservatives had largely their way—with catastrophic effects. Each of the Bush signature failures and follies—Iraq, Katrina, trickle-down economics, privatization of Social Security, Enron and the corporate crime wave, stem cells, Terri Schiavo and poisoned food—can be traced back to conservative ideas and the ideologues and think tanks that championed them.

In 2006, Americans had had enough. They voted for change—from the U.S. Senate down to the local city councils.

The Straight Talk book provides chapters summarizing the challenge we face as a nation, how the right has failed and the core elements of a progressive alternative The Straight Talk website makes this information immediately accessible for progressives across the country.