NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2002
TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDITOR'S NOTE
by Peter Ross Range

Where We Stand

NEXT TIME: SAY SOMETHING!
by The Editors
After a brain-dead midterm, the Idea Primary can't start soon enough.

Cover Package

PUTTING POLITICS FIRST: THE TRIUMPH OF ROVERY
by Joshua Green
President Bush promised to change the tone in Washington. But Karl Rove has taught him that it pays to be partisan.

AND NOW FOR SOME GOOD NEWS
by Ed Kilgore
A dynamic group of governors made gains nationwide.

WHERE'S THE RECOVERY
by Jeff Lemieux
So far, Bushonomics has failed to provide the spark we need.

Special Section: New World / New War

WHY SADDAM SHOULD GO FIRST by Barry Rubin Arab-Israeli peace would be more achievable after Saddam is gone. There are four reasons why. THE MIDDLE EAST DEMOCRACY DEFICIT by Steven J. Nider Instead of supporting repressive regimes, the United States should tie aid to reforms. THEY STILL DON'T GET IT by Peter Ross Range Chancellor Schrvder's election showed that Germans, and other Europeans, don't understand how much the world has changed since 9/11.

Columns

Political Memo by Al From Get The Big Things Right	The Vital Center by Bruce Reed The Party That Didn't Bark
The Politics of Ideas by Will Marshall The Pitfalls of Pre-emption	Guest Column by jonetta rose barras Looking Beyond Race

Essays & Comment

BAD POLICIES MAKE BAD POLITICS
by Ed Gresser
Lessons from the Bush administration's klutzy foray into steel protectionism.

LADDERS TO SUCCESS
by Michael Bernick
Union and industry-based skills training can lift wages for the working poor.

CLEAR SKIES, CLOUDY CLIMATE
by Roger Ballentine and Jan Mazurek
Bush's plan to reduce greenhouse gases leaves out the worst pollutant, carbon dioxide. Senator Carper has a better alternative.

FILLING THE FAT PIPES
by Shane Ham and Robert D. Atkinson
Congress should help stimulate demand for high-speed Internet access.

Culture & Politics

SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL
by Fred Siegel

THE COURT RUNS AMOK
by Simon Lazarus

MELTING POT BLUES
by Harlan Jacobson

New Dem Digest

WEB EDITOR'S NOTE:
Some features in the New Dem Digest section of the new Blueprint are available in print, only. (Subscription information.)

People, Policy & Politics

• New Dems in the winner's circle. Plus:
  • PLAYBOOK -- A menu of ideas for state and local elected officials.

Interview

• A conversation with Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan on the sniper shootings and homeland security.

• House New Democrat Coalition Co-Chairs Reps. Jim Davis (Fla.), Ron Kind (Wis.) and Adam Smith (Wash.)
• Oklahoma State Treasurer Robert Butkin
• Children's advocate Daphna Edwards Ziman
• North Carolina State Senator Eric Reeves

Resources

• Capsule review of recent books and Internet tools, an Idea of the Week from NDOL.org. Plus:
  • DIGITAL NATION -- Internet users' report card of the states.

What Works

• Integrating Emergency Response Systems
  by Senator Tom Carper