Oh, woe! To think that I have to reinstate this blog in order to gripe about the very person I fought so hard to elect!
But the time has come for progressive liberals to shout out what we want. So here goes:
Dear Mr. President,
Will you PLEASE tell your people to stop begging me to attend vigils and to donate ad money? I don't HAVE any money left. I gave all of it to you. And if I wanted to be a politician, in addition to what I actually do with my own life, I'd be sitting in Congress right now, instead of my living room.
We elected YOU. By an overwhelming majority and with the greatest enthusiasm, which you are now squandering.
Before you slide any farther down in the popularity polls, let me just tell you what we want. It isn't complicated and it isn't difficult. But in order to do it you are going to have to drop the olive branch and get tough. I mean Bush Tough.
This will NOT make you like George W. Bush in any other way, and we all know it. You're brilliant. You're strong. You're wise. But this is the moment when you have to show a different kind of strength, in order to do what we have entrusted you to do in Washington. So...
Man up, dude! Bush would never have taken this crap. That's why he got a second term he didn't deserve. He stood his ground. Americans love that. We love fairness and we love a man who does not back down. OK, Bush was a jerk. You're not. All the more reason for you to stand firm.
Your to-do list:
- Smack the GOP and radio celebs for inciting domestic terrorism.
- Endorse gay rights.
- Tell Congress the public option is in. Anybody who wants party support or a prayer of getting re-elected had better get on board before the train leaves the station.
- Have a friggin' cigarette and tell anyone who objects to drop dead. You've had a busy day.
Sincerely,
The Hick Who Set Her Life Aside To Help Elect You Last Year