The breakfast crowd: Mr. President, speak directly to ordinary people.(Progressivism & The Presidency)
American Prospect, The, August, 2004 by Pingree, Chellie
I HAVE TWO WORDS FOR OUR NEXT PRESIDENT: NO EXCUSES. You will be facing an angry country frustrated by the serious challenges we confront and hungry for a leader who will actually get things done.
I am from a small town in Maine, where 1 occasionally join in an early-morning breakfast with a few longtime friends. One builds houses, one is the plumber, there is a mailman, the school principal, and a retiree who moved back after years of working out of state in a manufacturing job. They are very clear about what they want. They want to be able to afford health care, whether it is ...
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