Having perused the comments of mcjoans front page diary on Hoyer’s FISA treachery, I ran across a disturbing thread...there are a lot of Kossacks that are just so pissed at the current Democratic leadership, that they are just throwing up their hands and giving up.
Jump into the ether with me...
Here are a few examples:
Tell me again, I need to vote for Obama why? (2+ / 0-)
I don't trust Obama, Clinton, Pelosi - NONE OF THEM.
We need to take ALL the Dems down. Until we drop them on their asses, they'll never worry about their backs. We have nowhere else to go, so they keep telling us; and so we keep helping them to prove.
And:
Oh please, the Democrats won't even (6+ / 0-)
take a shit without asking the Republicans for permission. If Democrats are in the majority, and I'm sure they could easily get some Republicans to go along with them, why are they always caving?
This kind of writing dispirited me enough that I just went to another site and lo and behold, what did I find? A group of people that aren’t just bitching, they’re acting!
So, we have an option here, people! We can bitch about what’s wrong with our party, or we can hit ‘em where it hurts! This is not just about electability, it’s also about the pocketbook. Today, I gave $50.00 to Strange Bedfellows
that I WAS going to give to Obama. (or you can use the the ActBlue page to donate). We don’t have to take ALL the Democrats down, just enough to get our point across!
What do they want to do? Work against Hoyer. Work against the Blue Dogs! Work against capitulation!
Representitive John Barrow
is a perfect example of what we can do. A blue Dog. He’s one of the Reps that demanded that the house vote on the flawed Senate bill. He’s gonna vote against us (and Obama) when he’s needed most. He’s got a progressive candidate running against him in the primary on July 15. And Obama’s supporting Barrow.
Now is your chance! If you want to smack Hoyer down (and send Obama a message), then take Barrows down! There aren’t too many primaries left!