Certified Life Coach.org & Coach - The World According to Howard Dean...

A political party chief is a lot like a football coach. He has to recruit quality players ?try to mold them into champions?and produce a winning record.

So, you would think that a national political party chairman would do everything possible to re-elect proven winners from his party. After all, control of both houses of Congress could hinge on the outcome of races in some key states.

But, let?s face it?Howard Dean, the chairman of the Democratic National Party?is not your typical party chairman.

Dean?s quixotic quest for the Presidency led to the founding of an organization known as Democracy for America. (As if democracy in America is some sort of new concept). Well, Democracy for America isn?t about to back a proven vote-getter? even if he is a stalwart Democrat. Instead, the organization is endorsing ?upstart challenger? Ned Lamont.

Democracy for America is blasting incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman for doing the unthinkable?supporting the President. The organization goes so far as to call Lieberman ?George Bush?s favorite Democrat.? The group claims good old Joe has supported the President on ?issue after issue.? These issues include things like supporting the nominations of Justices Roberts and Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court?a move that?shockingly!?most Americans also supported.

Lieberman also had the audacity to support the President?s war on terror. And he once issued this statement which?horrors!?borders on the patriotic: ?It is time for Democrats who distrust President Bush to acknowledge that he will be Commander- in-Chief for three more critical years, and that in matters of war we undermine Presidential credibility at our nation?s peril.?

In a time of war?when our nation?s security is at stake?Lieberman dared to suggest that Democrats shouldn?t say anything that might jeopardize our efforts to win a war against an amoral enemy. And for this, Democracy for America wants him punished?

And what were Lieberman?s other unforgivable transgressions? The Vice President called him ?a fine U.S. Senator.? If Dick Cheney had called him a national disgrace, would that have been a good reason to back Lieberman? There are rumors that the President considered Lieberman for a post in his Cabinet. Now, we don?t know if Lieberman would have accepted such a position, but the fact that George W. Bush might have even considered him for one of the most important posts in Washington is apparently reason enough to throw Lieberman out of office.

And what will Lamont do that Lieberman won?t? Apparently, he?ll provide a knee- jerk negative reaction to every Bush policy that comes down the pike. Democracy for America suggests he?ll be criticizing Bush for threatening our moral and economic future, our civil liberties, and our nation?s security. He?ll also advocate ?a new direction in Iraq.? Would that be in the direction of defeat?

There was a time when statesmen spoke of ending partisan bickering in Washington ?of working past party differences in order to govern the nation in a spirit of unity and teamwork. But Democracy for America wants no part of that. The organization?s leaders want all discord?all the time. If the President says ?yes,? they want Democratic members of Congress to say ?no??apparently, no matter what the issue.

And the irony here is that Democracy for America is adopting policy stands which, if put up for a democratic vote of the people, would probably lose hands-down.

This organization is clearly misnamed. It should be referred to as Liberals for America. Or make that Liberals against the American President. Democrats who veer from the radical liberal line and dare to say a kind word for a Republican President need not apply for any political post?even if they do have a winning record.

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Economic Growth Continues - More Than 5.3 Million Jobs Created Since August 2003
On June 2, 2006, The Government Released New Jobs Figures – 75,000 Jobs Created In May. The economy has created about 1.9 million jobs over the past 12 months – and more than 5.3 million since August 2003. The unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent – lower than the average of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.

Revised Report Shows Fastest Real GDP Growth In Two-And-A-Half Years. Real GDP grew at an annual rate of 5.3 percent for the first quarter of this year. This follows our economic growth of 3.5 percent in 2005 – the fastest rate of any major industrialized nation.

Productivity Increased At A Strong Annual Rate Of 3.7 Percent In The First Quarter.

Real Hourly Compensation Rose At A 3.2 Percent Annual Rate In The First Quarter.

Personal Income Increased At An Annual Rate Of 6.7 Percent In April. Since January 2001, real after-tax income has risen by 12.9 percent, or 7.3 percent per person.

Real Consumer Spending Increased At An Annual Rate Of 5.2 Percent In The First Quarter.

Employment Increased In 47 States Over The Past 12 Months Ending In April. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 41 states in April.

Industrial Production Increased 4.7 Percent Over The Past 12 Months. Over the past 12 months, manufacturing production has increased by 5.5 percent.

This Week, President Bush Nominated Henry Paulson As Treasury Secretary. Paulson has an intimate knowledge of financial markets and an ability to explain economic issues in clear terms. For the past eight years, Paulson has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Goldman Sachs Group, one of the most respected firms on Wall Street.

The President Has Expanded Tax Relief And Is Working To Make His Tax Relief Permanent. Two weeks ago, President Bush signed into law a bill that extends the tax cuts on dividends and capital gains. This legislation also contains an Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) patch enabling millions of middle-income families to avoid paying higher taxes in 2006.

The President’s Tax Relief Has Helped Spur Growth By Keeping $880 Billion In The Pockets Of American Taxpayers. The Administration reduced taxes for every American who pays income taxes, doubled the child tax credit, reduced the marriage penalty, created investment incentives for small businesses, and put the death tax on the road to extinction.

Growing The Economy And Reducing The Deficit Depend On Controlling The Spending Appetite Of The Federal Government. Every year since the President took office, the Administration has slowed the growth of discretionary spending that is not related to the military or homeland security. The President's last two budgets cut discretionary spending that was unrelated to the military or homeland security, and we are on track to cut the deficit in half by 2009.

If The Emergency Supplemental Bill – Which The President Has Requested To Help Fund The War On Terror And Hurricane Recovery – Includes Non-Emergency Or Wasteful Spending Or Exceeds The President's Set Limit Of $92.2 Billion Plus Funding To Prepare Our Nation For A Pandemic Flu Emergency, He Will Veto It.

In The Long Run, The Biggest Challenge To Our Nation's Budgetary Health Is Entitlement Spending On Programs Such As Social Security And Medicare. We call on members of both parties to join us in a bipartisan commission to address this critical issue.

The President Will Continue Working With Congress To Restrain Spending In Other Ways, Including Passing A Line-Item Veto. A line-item veto would allow us to cut needless spending, reduce the budget deficit, and ensure that every taxpayer dollar is spent wisely – or not at all.