And by that I mean, those of you in Congress who read this board, those on the staffs, the DNC, the DLC, lobbyists, interest groups and all the rest. Listen carefully, because I'm only going to say this once.
Okay, here we go:
We, your constituents, your supporters, the people you owe for giving you your jobs, are SICK AND FUCKING TIRED of Democrats who refuse to fight.
We've had it with representatives who won't look out for our interests. With party leaders who won't stand up to the Republicans, who are so goddamn afraid of offending even one voter that they won't speak up for what they believe.
Get this into your fucking skulls: THE REPUBLICANS INTEND TO DESTROY US. They're already pretty far along, and the reason they've gotten this far is because so many of YOU won't lift a finger to stop them.
While you're so concerned with compromise and flexibility and looking reasonable, they are LAUGHING at you.
You cannot compromise with somebody who wants to eliminate you. You can only fight them with everything you've got. (Think Quisling v. Churchill.)
It's time to put up or shut up. Either start leading or start walking. Either find yourselves some backbone, get on your feet and help us get the truth out about what's going on, or get the fuck out of the way.
Remember George Galloway? Remember what a splash he made, when he got up and spoke the truth? That was a HUGE goddamn breath of fresh air, and we need more of it. We need you to stop being so fucking CIVIL to these crooks.
Howard Dean speaks for me. John Conyers speaks for me. Barbara Boxer speaks for me. Ted Kennedy speaks for me. Kos speaks for me. Moveon.org speaks for me. They and anybody else with the courage to speak the truth about the criminals who have taken over our country.
You gain nothing by trying to be inoffensive. The conservatives won't vote for you no matter what you do. The moderates are souring on Bush and looking for a real alternative. The liberals and progressives are waiting and waiting for somebody to lead them. Where the hell are you?
With all we've seen and all we've learned in the last six months, and with the media finally starting to wake up, we have everything we need to bring down this criminal administration and discredit the Republican Party for a generation. We on the outside are doing all we can. But we need LEADERSHIP. We need ACTION. We need you to speak up and DEMAND ATTENTION.
If you tell the public the TRUTH, if you STAND UP, if you FIGHT, and if you do it LOUDLY and RELENTLESSLY so that the media have no choice but to cover it, we can WIN. If not, this country is only going to fall faster and harder.
We need you. Either lead, or get out of the way.
Okay, end of rant.