Senator Bayh Makes Sense and Offers Good Advice to Dems!

Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana probably has no chance of winning the nomination because he is a"moderate" Democrat but his party should heed his advice:



"If this president will not speak for our middle class, I will. And if Democrats want to lead this nation, we must,"

Bayh said, it must not make issues like increasing the minimum wage "the entirety of our economic agenda."He said aiding the nation's middle class would be "a centerpiece of my campaign," if he makes one. He left no doubt of his target audience, mentioning the words "middle class" 45 times in his formal remarks.

"We must confront the challenges middle-class Americans face — health-care costs, college affordability, retirement security and more — so that all can build lives of greater prosperity and promise," ...."And we must reward hard work, thrift and ingenuity so that all who aspire to it can join our middle class."

"We may consider ourselves the party of the middle class, but too many middle class Americans no longer consider us their party," said Bayh.

"They have left the Democratic Party in droves -- costing us the last two presidential elections and the last six congressional elections, and, if we don't learn some lessons, we'll lose in 2006 and 2008 too."