Yes, our politicians can't do everything they said they would do, it's understandable but is it acceptable?
That is the REAL question, that is what NN is all about. We don't expect our politicians to be perfect but we expect them to be accountable for what they said during the campaign, we will hold their feet to the fire on every ounce of hope they gave us during the campaign when they were out of power and needed "the votes" to make change.
Kos, as usual, made the most brilliant rebuttal statement to the Democratic Party I have ever heard, if you cant get it done with 59 why should we care if it's 54 after November.
Kos is absolutely right, republicans get their agenda passed when they are in the majority wether they have 1 more vote or 20, even when they are not on the majority they find ways to force democrats to vote with them in order to achieve their mischievous goals.
Republicans value winning more than anything, the democrats have always valued getting something done, even if it does not look anything like what they promised they would achieve, see republicans are the ones that get what they want no matter what and they don't care much for compromise, democrats are WIRED TO CAVE IN.
I thought President Obama would change that, that democrats would finally have a spine and go after republicans by defending what being a liberal is all about. We are the ones that care about people and republicans only care about corporations, thats the undisputed truth about both parties, republicans favor the rich while democrats favor the working man and woman, those who depend on a paycheck to put food on the table.
I have mixed reactions about the democratic party plea to the NN that we should fight with them. I agree that having republicans take control of one or both houses of Congress would be disastrous for America, but I can't help to think that maybe, just maybe we may win by losing, our leaders have IGNORED US for 18 months and it is only when they need "the votes" that they come once again, begging for HELP.
Well, lets see, the last time we sent a raft to rescue them bring them into the ship and we didn't even get as much as a "thank you", they were quick to distance themselves from us and we were supposed to just take it, no matter what, as one great politician now living in the WH once said... ENOUGH!
President Obama, Democrats in Congress, if you REALLY want us to help you WIN (and by winning realistically I mean not loosing tons of seats and majorities in one or both houses) we have a list of demands (not very different from the last list of demands and the one before that.. you get the point):
- End the war in Iraq, none of that residual troops crap... GET THEM ALL OUT! We also need a certain withdrawal date for Afghanistan, this war has gone on for longer that any war we have ever fought, time to move on and put all that money to better use.
- Jobs bill and Foreclosure assistance for Americans. The banks got the gold mine, we got the shaft !
- A real Climate legislation, not that scaled down crap you want us to swallow
- Immigration Reform legislation that includes path to citizenship and get rid of that odious AZ law, SB1070 that targets our hispanic brothers and sisters who are fighting for their lives in the 1st civil rights struggle of the 21st century.
- Repeal of DADT and stop defending DOMA, so that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters can also see their civil rights struggle, that started during the last century, made better not worst and finally start seeing that light at the end of the tunnel.
- Close GITMO. It's almost two years, really just close the damn place.
- Elizabeth Warren should head CFPB, this appointment is non negotiable, period.
- KILL THE BUSH TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH, no compromise crap, only HARD WORKING people should receive tax cuts.
There are more things we need done, but if you get at least more than half (5) of the items in that list done (and by done I mean no half measures or compromises) before November we would see it as a sign of GOOD WILL and would be willing to HELP or like I say, SAVE YOU FROM YOURSELVES.
So now you know what we want... JUST DO IT !