The title of my diary is in response to the following questions in the sentiment expressed by my fellow progressive activists;
Why are we still supporting the Democratic Party ? Why are we still sending them money ? Why are we still working our butts off to get them elected ?
Why ? Because WE ARE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. Not Washington politians. Not Liberal talking heads on MSNBC. We are. It's our party. Let us not get discouraged by this yo yo game being played on us by the House and Senate.
I am pissed. I am just as pissed off right now as the majority of you and you know what ? We have every right to be pissed. Some of us are upset because one day, we have the Public Option and the next day we hear that we don't have enough votes. One day we hear that we have 41 Senators supporting the Public Option and the next day , Speaker Pelosi who got it passed in her house, all of a sudden , with sadness of course , announces that it will not even be in the final bill.
Many of us are upset because the Public Option is not the first time our elected officials pulled this crap on us. They did it with FISA , Patriot Act and a whole host of other things. And you know what ? I notice a pattern. Every time we fight back and threaten to send them home and actually start showing them that we're sending them home by finding and funding primary challengers, they start listening to us.
So, that's what we have to do. We are this party and we need to gain control of it. We must fight relentlessly and aggressively for what we know is right for America. I am hearing right now while watching the Ed Schults Show that we are up to 50 Senators supporting the Public option. We cannot let the fear and cowardice among our elected Democratic congress critters derail our agenda. If we have to threaten even our favorites , with not getting re-elected, so be it.
We cannot stop. We cannot let every bit of bad news that comes from Washington D.C. discourage us. We cannot accept anymore less than what we are demanding. We made our concessions. We wanted single payer. Remember that. We are not doing this anymore. No more concessions. This is not on us. This is not our fault. We were the ONLY ones in this entire debate that did our part. NO MORE CONCESSIONS !
This is our party Kossacks and it's our agenda. We elected Democrats to pass our agenda and we must fight till it's over. And it's not over until WE THE FIGGEN PEOPLE SAY IT IS ! Washington D. C. can set all the deadlines they want , but if we don't get a bill that's right for America, we must be resolved to keep fighting for it and not allow them to stop the debate. They will not tell us when to stop fighting. We stop fighting when we win.
The news coming from Washington tonight is infuriating , confusing and just all over the place. It's our job to say ;
"Wait just a friggin second. We had an agreement Mr. President , Madam Speaker , Majority Leader and we're not finished having this discussion. We made our concessions. We kept our end of the bargain. If you end this debate and default on your commitments , your butts are out of here. This is our party and our agenda. You were only hired to implement it. If you cannot do the job, we will hire someone else.PERIOD! "
This should be our response. This should be our ultimatum. Employees do not dictate to management what the agenda is. It's the other way around. We must reassert our authority and remind Washington D.C who put them in office , what they were placed there to do , and what will happen to them if they do not.
UPDATE: Poll question should have read:
Will you give up on the Democratic Party ?