Get real.
This site may be a loud voice on the internets. But the regular Jane and Joe who voted for President Obama, they certainly are not on this site and probably do not spend much time on the internets even if they had a computer.
This is where the community lost me, thinking that they were the base that President Obama would be considering. He is considering the whole country, the left and the right but mostly the middle.
Why are many of you acting surprised? Hurt maybe? I knew he was not left like many of you Progressives. Did you think once he got in that you would have a cake walk to all your many issues that you want done?
Well all I have seen here is people running around like chickens with out a head. Anger and bluster. And I am sure some agitation from people who hate Obama as well. I am all for disclousre about some of the people who are soooo outraged on this site. Who do they work for? Me, I just a 50 year old woman, unemployed and a terrible housewife.
Yes, be angry and work for what you want. Organize for Congressional seats. Stop buying things from Connecticut until they get rid of Joe Lieberman. He didn't just walk in there and take a seat, the people of Connecticut VOTED for him. Get Progressives in office but realize that this Healthcare Bill is baby steps and who knows what it will look like when it finally reaches the President's Desk.
This is not like World of Warcraft where you kill the big boss after farming for a few weeks. We may not see the results of what we do at this time for 20 years. That is the reality for me, this Change in my mind was NEVER about us, but for the future.
Change for a captialist country like our own does not happen over night or even a year, especially with healthcare which is entrenched in profiteering. Entrenched. Is it normal to have to pay extra on your insurance because you are going to have a baby and excluding pre-existing conditions??? Profiteers, Pirates holding America hostage. Even with this he has to throw a bone to the insurance industry or we may not have gotten anything!! But to me, the insurance industry will be on its way down because this one change will lead to another and another. If you but look forward...I have no proof, just a gut feeling about the Change in the air.
It is not perfect this Bill, but in a year, to change how we do Healthcare Coverage in a country... I think it shows committment for Change and is a big deal. Plant the seed, continue fighting for what you want... but realize, you are not the base, we are still the fringe, but now actually we are seeing some of our issues addressed. Don't stop fighting, but be realistic and plan for the future. Or the rest of the country will call us the looney left forever. Does anyone even have a plan?
As far as Arianna Huffington as mentioned by the respected icebergslim. I always thought she was a Republican hack who was disillusioned by Bush and came over to our side because there was no other side. I just go there for the gossip because TMZ's website is not as soothing on the eyes. And the comments are a little better. I don't really think she has anything interesting to say regarding politics.
And if Senator Al Fraken says he is supporting this bill, then I am supporting it as well.
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