As Part of The Democratic Base, I Am Not Demoralized, Angry or Fed Up!

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Friday July 02, 2010 · 10:58 AM PDT

2010/07/02 · 10:58

The November election is no longer about blue dogs vs. progressives or pragmatist vs. purist or whatever the hell kind of different comparisons there are within the Democratic ideology.

If you are a Democrat, the time to be divided should be over and done with now. The primary season is over. Some Blue dogs are gone, some progressives we had wanted have not made it, some blue dogs are still around and some new progressives are on the rise and will be shaping the future of our country for the better.

The November election is about going forward not going backwards. It is about electing Democrats to defuse the war Republican'ts have declared. This country has a history of treating a sector of its people poorly but now it is not just a certain minority groups being ridiculed and catching hell, it is the majority progressive community and we will feel the pain unless we are motivated to fight for our own self interest.

The choice is ours to seize the moment and keep doing great things. We must become more motivated because we have plenty to be motivated about and too much to lose if we don't unite for our common cause.

Check out these Republican't Ads below. It is more of a reason for us to rise up as one and debunk the poisonous rhetoric being spewed by the other side.

If you are a Democrat, you must know what we must do this November even if we are bitter about some things. Some of us are disappointed about certain things and will continue to be disappointed but staying home is giving the green light to destroying our livelihood. How does 25% Unemployment rate, a 50% house value depreciation, record Bankruptcies, Homelessness and Despair, increased Crime Rate, tax cut to the wealthy, messed up environment, de-regulating Wall Street, more war, etc., sounds to you?

Remember the 8 years of Bushism?

The alternative for staying home is as good as voting for a Republican't. It is that simple. Not voting or encouraging other not to vote because we are pissed, spinning unfounded accusation or belittling our own efforts is as good as throwing the wet towel on the foot but not feeling the wetness.

That is why we need to speak the truth about the things we have accomplished to rally the troops. The Administration ain't going to do it all by themselves to fight the lies that are told by the Republican'ts. Whatever our differences and dissatisfaction are we can either make things worse or continue to complain about some democrats not deserving of another term. I sure will take a blue dog democrats any day than a Republican't like Rand Paul.

So, let us motivate ourselves for the things we have accomplished to date (see below) and aim high to accomplish more in the next 6 1/2 years.

What have we achieved so far?

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

College Tuition Inflation Bill increasing the amount of federal Pell Grant awards and stripping banks privileges as intermediaries for student loan servicing

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

Health Care Reform

SCHIP health-care program

Public Lands bill

Credit card industry reform

Jobs bill

Government Transparency especially on lobbyist’s access to the White House

The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act

Extended benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees

Instructed HHS to allow hospital visitation rights to LGBT couples

Banning of job discrimination based on gender identity

Giving benefits for Same-Sex Domestic Partners of Foreign Service Employees

Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending

Appointment of first Latina to the Supreme Court

Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq

No permanent bases in Iraq

Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date

No torture policy

Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information covering the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB

Housing rescue plan

US Auto industry rescue plan

Federal support for stem-cell research

Cash for clunkers program offers vouchers to trade in fuel inefficient, polluting old cars for new cars stimulating auto sales

Making more loans available to small businesses

Increased funding for the Violence Against Women Act

Expand the Nurse-Family Partnership to all low-income, first-time mothers

Increase minority access to capital

Establish a credit card bill of rights

Close the "doughnut hole" in Medicare prescription drug plan

Require insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions

Expand eligibility for Medicaid

Increase funding to expand community based prevention programs

Signed the nuclear reduction Treaty with Moscow to reducing warheads by 30%.

Securing $20,000,000,000 from BP to help those that have been affected by the oil spill and to clean up the mess around the gulf.

As Part of The Democratic Base, I Am Not Demoralized, Angry or Fed Up!

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