'Fix the mess first, worry about winning later'

Molly Ivins, in a column titled, "Let's Fix This Mess," has a lot to say about the state of the country and where we might go from here. It starts with the basics:

[L]istening to the Democratic debate on what to do now, it seems to me some of the brethren and sistren are asking the wrong questions. The question is not, "How Do We Win?" That's a technical question that comes after, "What the Hell Can We Do About This Disaster?"

You can read it at Working for Change.