First- to those who voted for Coakley in MA:
I am so sorry. I phone banked with OFA for two weeks and spoke to many of you. You guys are awesome! Even when we groaned together over the many creaky and silly mistakes that Ms. Coakley made as candidate, you guys understood what was at stake, and understood that having overwhelming, bs proof majority was key to getting the nation back on track, as well as support of the President.
Second- to those of you on DKOS, candidates and members alike: Can you stop with the BS now?
Can you stop with the bullshit purity tests? Where you guys actually call Barack Obama the same as Bush? Homophobic? A frigging condoner of torture? Seriously?
Can stop with the laziness? Did you think that just voting for Barack Obama was going to be it, in the face of the incredible challenges this country is facing- stunning debts, anemic job creation and a crumbling infrastructure? Did you honestly think the President should snap his fingers and everything was to get done, on your schedule?
Can you stop with whatever your privilege is?
Can you stop with the "Well, if Hillary or Edwards was..." for once and for frigging all? Seriously?
Can you find in your day when local elections come around, and when there are debates, to ask hard serious questions regarding our country, instead of whining about it here?
Can you join OFA or a similiar organization and do some work when needed to?
And to candidates, Senators and House reps on DKOS: Obama is Obama, not YOU. Plenty of the people who did not vote for Coakley, and who told me (with me begging them to reconsider) they would not, happened to vote for President Obama. If this is the case, you cannot and SHOULD NOT rely on the President to sell you to your constituents. Obama put in the time and shoe leather; he was and continues to incredibly brave when talking to people and is not afraid to press hands and kiss babies EVEN NOW- then you must, MUST be willing to put in that same time and commitment.
Because the thing is, people do see what this President is up against. People in this country understand that we are in deep shit, and elected this man with a strong Democratic majority. When they see and hear so called liberal progressives behaving with genuine disdain towards their own damn President, who is poised to make some of most liberal changes to our country's infrastructure, when they hear the barely masked privilege and racism for a guy in first year, when they see Senate majority behaving with deference towards special interests instead of the truly progressive change that polls showed that Americans truly wanted, then there is one thing Americans can only conclude:
That Dems as a party is full of bullshit.
Please, stop the bullshit. Call your Senate and House office. Become so well known that they know you by name when your number comes up. Volunteer, volunteer, volunteer. Call on media outfits for true reporting.
And get to work.
Becais