So why can’t a Democratic White House and a Democratic Congress bring about the kind of change we want?
Here’s what we’ve been hearing:
Obama’s not very progressive
The Democrats have no guts
Corporate and financial interests control Congress
The Republicans tricked us again
It’s a conservative country
Americans are dumb
The Bush deficit
The media can’t cover complex issues
It’s too late to liberalize this nation
It’s Nixon’s and Reagan’s fault
Religious people are manipulated
The working class doesn’t vote
Clinton damaged the presidency
Iraq and Afghanistan burn up the budget
Larry Summers
Here are a few reasons to be hopeful:
Obama is 48 and getting smarter
Right wing Republicans will devour their party
Henry Waxman
Unemployment has bottomed out
Health reform will pass
Young voters lean toward tolerance
American’s aren’t so dumb
The EPA is doing its job again
Democrats want to win
Progressives know how to organize
Who knows what will be. My advice is to stay positive, enjoy the ride and try to remember what it was like just a few years ago. Need any help...?:
Dick Cheney
Donald Rumsfeld
John Ashcroft
Gale Norton
John Roberts
Tom Delay