The platform Democrats should be running on

I dearly hope all Democrats will run on the record created by the Obama administration:

Spending is investments. Obamacare will reduce our medical costs. The stimulus bill created jobs. Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid cleaned up our government and made governing more transparent. The oil spill was magnificently handled by the president and his administration. The war in Afghanistan is the right war. Wonderful tax cuts for the middle class.

The demonizing of all major American businesses, yet telling America that you are not anti-business. The Tea Party citizens are racist fanatics for opposing your investment schemes; your investments have reduced our national debt.

The modern, not extreme, Democratic Party. Please run on the policies your party believes in and all America is now enduring.

Mark Hanrahan

Cedar Rapids