As the economy falls into recession, the Presidential candidates are leaping forward with economic stimulus plans.
But why should the candidates have all the fun? Why can't the Netroots "crash the gates" with an economic stimulus plan of our own?
We demonstrated the power of the Netroots yesterday in Michigan when we helped Mitt Romney crush John McCain. As CNN reports (h/t Kagro X),
In a January 10 post titled "Let's Have Some Fun in Michigan," Markos Moulitsas wrote on his popular liberal site, The Daily Kos, that Michigan Democrats should help Romney.
"We want Romney in, because the more Republican candidates we have fighting it out, trashing each other with negative ads and spending tons of money, the better it is for us," he said. "We want Mitt to stay in the race, and to do that, we need him to win in Michigan."
So the Netroots have already enacted an economic stimulus by forcing Mitt Romney to spend a few more of his millions, which will stimulate further stimulus by forcing all the other candidates to hit up their rich friends.
But why stop with Mitt's millions when we can spend Bloomberg's billions! All we need to do is get behind the explosive inert Draft Mike Bloomberg movement :)
We know Bloomberg desperately wants to run and is willing to spend at least one of his billions, but he just isn't getting any love from the voters. Sadly for Mike, the Beatles were right: Money can't buy you love.
But we in the Netroots are full of love. So let's shower it on Mike and persuade him to "invest" a few of his billions in a third-party ego-trip candidacy that is guaranteed to elect a Democratic president by taking millions of votes from sane Republicans who refuse to follow Mike Huckabee up to the Rapture.
Better yet, let's draft all of America's billionaires - Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and all the rest! We can call it EgoFest 2008 and let them break completely new ground in political campaign spending. Think Mount Rushmore is impressive? Wait until you see Trump Rushmore!
Ah, the possibilities are endless. Netroots, fire up your imaginations and let's get to work!
