***********Final Update*********
Wow the Rec List...it has been so long...thanks for all the support for this diary and it was a monster diary...over 1000 comments and over 1600 votes in the poll (80% positive)!!! I have welcomed you all as friends whether you agree with my POV or not and have no issues any HRs unlike some other diarists who view open debate in their diaries as a distraction and annoyance...I love you all and GO DEMOCRATS!!! ***************************
You all reminded me over the past few weeks what is important...electoral victory!!! Many of us came here in the duldrums of the Democrats being our of power and a dream of kicking out the Neocons and getting better (albiet not perfect) government...
And great news...WE DID IT!!!!
Is our work done...absolutely not...but we have achieved so much in so little time as history goes...so on a whim based on all the negative diaries during the past few weeks, I decided to donate a large sum to OFA...to counteract this pervasive negativism...
http://my.barackobama.com/...
I hope that many like-minded Kossacks who joined in circa 2004 will join me to fight the negativism that has ravaged this site as of late and speak with your dollars...tell the naysayers...IT IS ENOUGH...
- To just not be a Republican who will undo the great achievements of the last 18 months
- To believe that the GWB started TARP program has been managed and reigned in by President Obama and Secy Geithner into an unmitigated success and stopped the abuses left by GWB and Paulson as well as expanded the program to bail out the middle class union workers at GM...which looks like it will be at no net expense to taxpayers and saving hundreds of thousands of high-paying union jobs...
- Passed some of the most far reaching and progressive legislation in 75 years despite almost no Republican support...
- Keeping most of his campaign promises on Iraq and Afganistan...
- Appointing 2 Female and great justices to the SCOTUS
6 - 100. Many other non Neo-con supported legislation and executive orders that would have had no chance to see the light of day under president McCain
Presidents are not dictators and are not magicians...they are political figures that work within the power sharing devised by our forefathers...lets keep this in mind and kick the Republican's butts in Noveber.../peace
One more thing...There will be plenty of time after November 10th to resume the Obama/Democrat bashing...lets come together until then!!!
**************Special Update for Dissenters*******
I hope that some of the Kossacks who are known for calling out dissenters in their diaries trolls and hijackers (you know who you are) take a look at this diary and see how real Kossacks engage people who comment critically about my diary with respect and tips rather that threats of reporting to the DKos Admins...
As Candidate Obama said, we can disagree without being disagreeable.../peace
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