THE MISSING MESSAGE

"We are fighting to find a voice under difficult circumstances, and I'm confident, over the next few months, you are going to see that happen. Our megaphone is just not as large as their megaphone, and we have a harder time getting that message out, even when people are on the same page." —John Kerry, the eternal optimist

Holy crap, John. You've got all of broadcast television and cable (save Fox) as your megaphone, not too mention most of the major print media, i.e. New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, etc., etc.

You're not missing the megaphone, John. Your problem is the message. THERE IS NONE! We've been waiting 45 years or so for a message. I think the last one was when John F. Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." That's it, John. Since then - nothing - for 45 years.

"We can do better" won't cut it. A better plan - a secret plan- to win and end the war in Iraq that you espoused while running for the presidency, and which still remains a secret while our men and women are still dying I might add, doesn't qualify as a message either. "A better America" makes a good bumper sticker John, but is not much of a message.

You see. What we are looking for are "actionable ideas", John. Get it? You know what I mean by "actionable ideas", John?

Most likely not as gauged by the lack of legislation you have authored.