The center is the premier progressive think tank in Washington,' said Mark Green, head of the New Democracy Project, and urban-affairs institute in New York.Just eight days after the Nov. 4 election, CAP released a 3oo,ooo word volume called 'Change for America: A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President' that offers advice on issues such as economic revival and fixing the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Work on the book began almost a year agoCAP, which has 180 staffers and a $27 million budget, devotes as much as half of its resources to promoting its ideas through blogs, events, publications and media outreach.
This group is funded by Soros, and the blogs Think Progress and the Wonk Room are under CAP's wing. Apparently, Obama has already endorsed much of the groups ideas. Just what kind of ideas? Well in true "progressive" fashion most of CAP's policies are not in any way progressive at all: mostly just demands for more 'councils' and agencies to deal with all the problems of our world. A sample:
CAP ... is advocating the creation of a 'National Energy Council' headed by an official with the stature of the national security adviser and who would be charged with 'transforming the energy base' of the U.S. In addition, CAP urges the creation of a White House 'Office of Social Entrepreneurship' to spur new ideas for addressing social problems. [I guess CAP's staffers would think better in the White House with public funds]
Basically, CAP advocates the creation of government positions to deal with everything. Energy problems? That's a no brainer, just get a guy and name him the energy chief and he'll fix everything. Natural disasters? Easy, just get a better guy than Bush had and call him the head of emergency management ... he'll fix everything. Social entrepreneurship (whatever the hell that means), no problem, just hire some of us CAP kids and give us tax payer money and well do ... well, we'll think of something.
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