And stop blaming the Democrats, too.

Start solving the damn problems. Learn from the past, stop repeating it. Find a message (or a few good messages) and stay with them -- don't get sidetracked, and above all, don't get drawn into a pissing match.

Right now, the Democratic Party, the Labor Unions, and all the rest are a bunch of gutless wonders. So is the regular Republican Party, which is no longer the party of Goldwater or Lincoln, but a group of ideologues who have managed to get into power.