I must get an email a day from Mitch Stewart, Director of Organizing for America.
He always wants something.
I should send him $$$ right now because of the crisis of the day.
I should volunteer doing this, I should volunteer that.
But most of all:
IT"S NOT OUR FAULT. THE NASTY REPUBLICANS DID IT. AND THEY WON"T COOPERATE WITH US. SOB. TELL EVERYONE WHO WILL LISTEN TO YOU.
I'm freakin' tired of it.
I finally wrote the guy back.
Dearest Mitch (since we're apparently on a first-name basis,
When the Obama Administration starts doing some heavy lifting itself, I'd be glad to be involved in these sorts of efforts.
Who cares who's to blame?
Are YOU going to lead the charge to fix it—or not?
Pointing fingers is a waste of my time.
Sure, they raided the treasury. Sure, they've moved money offshore. No question we're becoming a Third World country. Absolutely, guys like Rick Perry are playing Yeltsin, waiting like a vulture to pick the bones of the crashing American empire.
So the f*** what?
Take responsibility and do what's necessary to stop this.
Use every nuclear option you can think of.
If you truly feel powerless in the face of the minority party, despite having solid control of two branches of government, we're not getting our money's worth from our donations to the party—or the salaries being paid.
If you're not happy in your chosen career, consider changing it.
Oh, yeah, I forgot tthere are no freakin' JOBS! My bad.
I'm a lifelong Democrat, 57 years old, a couple of graduate degrees under my belt, and do everything I can do to remain informed—as hard as that is becoming with corporate news. The very few hours I have left when I'm not working to try to stave off foreclosure and contribute to groceries, I spend with my family.
What do I get for my deep sacrifices? Your administration telling me I'm a whiner.
F.
U.
I don't whine about my situation. I don't spend a lot of time blaming the überwealthy or corporations—the real enemies, not the Republicans. I do what I have to do.
I'M doing MY job. YOU do YOURS.
Obama said he had the answers. Obama said he could govern. Obama said he'd be glad to be a one-term president in order to achieve his lofty goals—and loftier rhetoric.
Put up or shut up.
No balls, no bucks.
And certainly, no volunteering.
J.
Posted to DailyKos, CC'd Talking Points Memo