Hasn't Carte Goodwin demonstrated that every single Senate seat is crucial? Do any of us think the country would be better off with Norm Coleman rather than Al Franken?
If the last year and a half hasn't demonstrated the importance of electing Democrats and maintaining the majority in Congress, what on earth would?
For God's sake, the Republicans want to regain power in order to put the final nail in America's coffin. Are we really so depressed and apathetic that we are going to sit on the sidelines and accept defeat by Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, Mitch McConnel, John Boehner, Andrew Breitbart, Liz Cheney, Dick Morris, Glenn Beck, and the rest of the cabal?
What in the world has happened in the last 18 months that would justify staying home and pouting in November, thereby allwoing Republican goon Dino Rossi to defeat Veterans' greatest advocate Senator Patty Murray? What has happened that would make it okay to concede Alan Grayson's seat?
What has Obama, or Reid, or Pelosi, or for that matter, Ben Neslon or Blanche Lincoln done to make it okay for Michelle Bachmann to coast into another term without us doing everything we can to give Tarryl Clark a chance to take her out?
What is the matter with us?
I spent a lot of time and energy and money in order to help Barack Obama get elected. I also spent a lot of time and money and energy helping Washington Governor Christine Gregoire get barely re-elected. I also spent a lot of time and money and energy unsuccessfully trying to get Darcy Burner elected in Washington's 8th District. The country has suffered because we failed to elect Darcy Burner. Giving up on WA-08 and allowing Republican Dave Reichert to waltz into a fourth term DOESN"T HELP!
We can send a Democrat to Congress in WA-08 for the first time ever, and almost single handedly, with that blow, thwart the Republican hopes of retaking Congress. And some of us are just going stop fighting and concede defeat?
As mad as I am at the obstructionist Republicans that are doing every thing possible to cause Obama, and the economy, and the country to fail, which I think is practically treason, I'm almost madder at liberal/progressives that are going to stop trying just because they don't like Rahm (I don't), or Geithner (I don't), or Vilsack (I don't), or Salazar (I don't), or Holder (I don't), or Summers (I don't), or Nelson (I don't)....must I go on?
What in the hell does any of that have to do with the Congressional race in your district? And if not your district, my district? And if not my district, MD-04, which is represented by the absolutely fabulous Donna Edwards?
NOTHING.
Let me repeat myself:
NOTHING!
If you are disappointed in Obama and/or Congressional Democrats, fine. I understand that. I am too. I don't understand helping Republicans regain control of Congress because of that disappointment.
We need to work as hard now as we did in 2008. We need to work harder.
Many of us don't have any money, but we can nevertheless make phone calls, knock on doors, and put up yard signs.
Don't give up. Don't give in. Don't ever quit. Our children and grandchildren are counting on us, now more than ever.