It's the Public Interest stupid

ILLUSTRATED: We need to brand the government as the instrument of the Public Interest
Getting the concept of "public interest" into the electorate's mind is central to our success in the next few years. We need to present a set of values and objectives to the voters, and then explain that governemnt is there to enforce and protect those interests. Property rights (indeed a very important virtue) is a pillar of conservatism. We must explain how to keep our property rights in check with the public interest.
Katrina has just about every anecdote we need to illustrate. 1) it is in the public's interest to maintain wetlands and not let development erode. 2) government must have the logistical capability to respond to catastrophies and not outsource these missions to churches and big box stores. 3) It is in the public's interest to provide the bootstraps out of poverty. etc...
"Public Interest" should be one of the Democrats' buzz words.