In an alternate universe somewhere President Bill Bradley is winding down his second term. In this here and now, he's a tall guy with a new book:
Out later this month is The New American Story by former Sen. Bill Bradley.
From the book jacket: "Writing from his own experience in politics and drawing on his knowledge of history, Bradley shows how the Republican Party has built a solid pyramid structure since the 1970s, at the base of which are money, ideas, and media, whereas the Democratic Party’s structure is an inverted pyramid, with too much emphasis put on the need for a charismatic leader to hold the pyramid up. Each party, for different reasons, fails to deal with the real issues that now confront America."
"This informed and inspiring call to action is addressed not only to the parties and elected leaders, but to citizens as well. Bradley proposes things every American can do to shape our nation’s future. He points out that if eighty percent of the electorate voted, instead of fifty percent, it would be the most important change in American politics since women got the vote. Now more than ever, he says, we need to embrace an 'ethic of connectedness,' a combination of collective action and individual responsibility, to solve our nation’s most pressing problems.
Sounds sutibly Obaman or Edwardian...
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