“Fresh” Still Means “Good”

I know it’s hard to keep up with the kids and their lingo these days. That’s why it’s refreshing to see some old school, Webster’s approved usage from time to time. In this case, the Democratic Policy Committee has released their annual report, “The 2009 Fresh 50: Fifty New Policy Ideas for Senate Democrats.” In this case the “fresh” in question means:

“new; not previously known, met with, etc.; novel: to uncover fresh facts; to seek fresh experiences.”

Though, we could also make the argument for definition #17:

“Slang. a.exciting; appealing; great.”

Regardless, the upshot is the same. The “Fresh 50” is an annual compilation of new policy ideas that might be appealing to Democrats in the United States Senate. The list is compiled by the DPC staff and disseminated to all US Senate offices and beyond as a helpful resource of promising new ideas for their consideration and potential action. As they say in the report, “These ideas do not represent the positions or agenda of the Democratic Leadership in the Senate. They are the result of a brainstorming exercise meant to develop fresh, new ideas for review and consideration by Senate Democrats.” We’re thrilled to have three ideas from the Asset Building Program deemed “Fresh” for 2009.

The three ideas are:

1) “Green” Bonds;
2) 529 Plan (College Savings) Innovation; and
3) Rental Assistance Asset Accounts

You can follow those links to find more about our work and proposals in those areas. You can also read the whole report, and find out why the DPC thinks these are good ideas.