Democrats Running In Circles To Find New Direction

September 15, 2006: Dems are still grasping unsuccessfully for a theme that can draw in voters this fall. Dana Milbank reports in today's Washington Post "House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the woman who will become speaker of the House if Democrats get lucky in November, began her weekly news conference yesterday holding up a red-white-and-blue brochure. "I hope you all received 'A New Direction for America,'" she said, standing at a lectern that bore the same slogan. She called the manifesto 'a compilation of many of the initiatives taken by our House Democratic Caucus that encompasses our new direction for all Americans.' It was a handsome booklet, full of homey photographs and popular proposals, but there was a problem. Democrats have had more 'New Directions' recently than MapQuest. Among the party's campaign slogans this year: ?Culture of Corruption,' 'Culture of Cronyism,' 'Do-Nothing Congress,' 'Rubber-Stamp Congress,' 'Together, We Can Do Better,' 'Together, America Can Do Better' and, most recently, 'Six for '06.'" Not exactly surprising that a party with no leader, no direction, and no ideas would have this much trouble coming up with a slogan that sticks. by Katie MacGuidwin on 9/15/2006