I never imagined that one day I would call for demonstrations and a march to support the agenda of a landslide victor president.
On the face of it, it's a pretty strange idea. There is a Democratic majority in congress and the economy is going to hell in a handbasket. Two million citizens went to Washington to cheer the new era. Problem is, they had to go back home and our congress thinks that means "business as usual."
This country needs jobs now!
In Chile, millions of citizens beat on pots and pans - eventually driving out the dictator.
This is a call to action.
The purpose of this diary is to get your ideas, "to beat my own pot."
We all know the problem; a weak Democratic leader in the senate, 41 Republican Senators and a few DINO Democrats. A jobs bill that is now 42% tax cuts. Truly stimulative measures removed to make room for the cuts, gutting the intent of the bill and proving the adage that the Senate is where "good bills go to die."
This bill is far more important than most realize; not only does the literal fate of the world hang on whether the USA can lead it out of the incipient Depression, but the Republicans are laying down a marker.
It's this: "Unless you are willing to shovel more truckloads of cash at our rich friends and the Wall Street crowd, we will stop your agenda dead in it's tracks, Mr.President. We don't give a damn about the fate of the country or the world - we're not done looting yet."
This is NOT just about this bill; it's a precedent. Every bill for the next two years will be similarly ruined if this is allowed to stand - setting the stage for the Obama failure they crave and Democratic electoral defeat in 2010 - that is the Republican plan. If the Democrats cave now, the stage is set for the literal destruction of the country by these traitors. The Treasury is not only empty, we're now in the hole to the tune of over ten trillion dollars because of these scum. Any possible recovery will require trillions more in deficit spending even if every penny is wisely spent! We simply can not afford to waste 42% to appease the aristocracy!
So Now is the time to act. We don't have the unlimited resources necessary to pander to these traitors - and if we the people act, we won't need to!
I suggest surrounding congress with about a million angry Americans (for starters), plenty of signs and a candlelight vigil for jobs. The Limbaugh-led freepers are clogging congressional phone lines; we can flood the streets. But I want your input.