Wow. The past 48 hours have seen something not seen in the past two years:
A Democratic Congress actually FIGHTING.
Where were these people in September or October when we could have settled this?
Where were these people during the big fights and debates over all the legislation?
Does it take harsh words and a shitty but probably necessary deal with Republicans to wake them up? And why does it take that in the first place?
So now that everyone is energized, Let's take a breath for a minute. I think Markos and others are limiting themselves here. All I'm hearing is "NO" and "KILL IT". Listen to what Senator Reid had to say (paraphrase):
"There will need to be some changes"
Get that?
Let's not kill it, let's make it BETTER. How badly do Republicans want tax cuts for the rich? Do they REALLY want them? We have them by the short and curlies here. Let's not waste this opportunity by just making it go away.
What do I mean?
How about raising the debt ceiling, for starters. Do Republicans want these tax cuts bad enough to do what they said they wouldn't do?
How about GUARANTEED up or down votes on our core issues like DREAM, DADT, and START? How about an ACTUAL stimulative infrastructure bill? How about the Bond program set to expire?
The possibilities are endless, but time is limited.
ACT NOW!!
CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES
CALL YOUR SENATORS
Let's squeeze everything we can out of them.
CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES
CALL YOUR SENATORS