The Gift

Here's a Top Ten list any progressive could support. Ralph Nader's 10 Ways to Beat George W. Bush is presented as a "gift to the Kerry/Edwards campaign," and makes a good set of talking points around which the left can and should use to push Kerry towards a genuine progressive agenda:

1. The Failed Presidency of George W. Bush Shows he is a Compassionless Conservative.

2. Bush is Not Telling the Whole Story on Casualties in Iraq and the Likely Return of the Draft or Facing Up to the Challenge of Peace in Israel-Palestine.

3. Protect the Environment and Face Up to Global Climate Change.

4. Confront Corporate Crime & Corporate Welfare and Challenge Corporate Control of Government.

5. Expand Worker's Rights by Developing an Employee Bill of Rights and Providing a Living Wage and Health Care to All NOW.

6. End the Drug War and Restore, Expand Civil Liberties and Constitutional Rights.

7. Institute a Fair Tax Where Workers' First $50,000 in Income is Not Taxed, Where the Wealthiest and Corporations Pay their Share; Tax Wealth More than Work; Tax Activities We Dislike More than Necessities.

8. Create More Jobs by Investing in America's Infrastructure, Investing in Americans, and Withdrawing From Trade Agreements that Cost us Jobs.

9. Announce an Exit Strategy for Iraq With a Definite Date of Withdrawal.

10. Face Up to Increasing Poverty Especially Among Children and Demand an End to Commercial Exploitation of Our Children.

The details of each point can be found at Counterpunch.