Democrats are the new ideas party

So Democrats never come up with new ideas, eh?  Sounds like a bunch of revisionist history to me.  In all reality, there is a reason why progressives call themselves "Democrats".  The party has a proven track record of thinking outside the box and boldly concluding that in America any hope is within our reach and every challenge can be met by the resilient.

Remember, we were the party of Social Security, minimum wage, the 8-hour work day, the Unemployment Compensation Act, the Marhsall Plan, the Peace Corps, the Voting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act, the Water Quality Act, the Clean Air Act, Medicare, Medicaid, the Federal Home Loan Program, the School Lunch Program, NATO, and many others.

Some Democrats were less bold, while others touched the sky.  John F. Kennedy pledged during his shortened term in office to fund the effort to put a man on the moon by 1970, and we did it. 

In 1993, Bill Clinton passed the Deficit Reduction Act.  Many Republican lawmakers cried foul because it was a tax increase mostly on the wealthy.  But that added revenue, coupled obviously with the stock market boom, helped Bill Clinton balance the budget later on in his term.  Not one Republican voted for the Deficit Reduction Act.

I am a 23-year-old that has a lot to learn about life and history.  Ever since I started following politics back in 2001, the Republicans have been in power.  When looking at the most recognized new ideas over the last seventy-five years, most of them have came from Democrats.  Ever since the GOP has been in the majority, we have been missing that leadership.  That is why I am a Democrat.  If our side gets back in power, things will get done.  My generation is waiting for something to happen.

Although my parents and most of my extended family are Democrats, I'll admit that I even contemplated becoming a Republican after 9/11.  But after studying the issues and studying the history of what the two parties have offered, I am a proud Democrat.

You can be a liberal, conservative or a little bit of both, and that is your right.  But don't tell me that the Democrats lack new ideas because that simply is false.