Restore American Leadership Abroad
- Lay out a concrete success strategy for Iraq; win the war on terror.
- Combat global threats by fostering global cooperation and maintaining
moral stature abroad.
Create Jobs in America
- Invest in strenghtening America's homeland security, provide relief
for state and local governments, and provide targeted tax credits for
job creation.
- Revitalize America's manufacturing and technology sector by bringing jobs back to the United States.
- Repeal Bush's tax giveaways for the wealthy and use the money to
create jobs.
Promote Long-Term Growth
- Reduce the deficit so that we are not passing an enormous debt on to our children.
- Cut government waste, end corporate welfare, internationalize the Iraq
effort, and repeal Bush's tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans -- those
making more than $200,000 annually.
Universal Access to Health Insurance
- All Americans deserve excellent, affordable health care.
- Provide tax credits for health insurance premiums.
- Increase the value of health spending by employing the latest research
and technology to increase quality while reducing costs.
Invest in Education
- Establish universal preschool for all 4-year-olds so that all children
enter kindergarten prepared to learn.
- Invest more in our schools and our teachers; provide Universal College
Grants that allow most students to attend their first two years of college.
Protect Civil Liberties
- Strive to protect ourselves from terrorism without compromising the
liberties that define our nation. - Review the Patriot Act and eliminate provisions that compromise the
rights of law-abiding Americans.
Protect Civil Rights
- Support affirmative action.
- Defend a woman's right to choose.
- Strengthen the rights of workers to unionize.
Promote a Healthy Environment and Energy Security
- Reverse the Bush Administration's gutting of the Clean Air and Clean
Water Act.
- Promote energy policies that make us less reliant on foreign oil;
conservation and the use of clean renewable sources of energy.
- Preserve our nation's wild places for future generations.
- Confront the threat of global warming by reducing our greenhouse gas
emissions.



